Israeli soldiers tie injured Palestinian to jeep in West Bank, video goes viral

Jerusalem:

Israeli troops tied an injured Palestinian man to a military vehicle during an operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the army said on Sunday, admitting that the soldiers violated operational procedures.

Footage of the incident, which took place on Saturday, went viral and shows a Jenin resident tied horizontally to the hood of a military jeep as it passed through a narrow alley.

The military said the Palestinian was injured during an “anti-terrorist operation” launched to arrest wanted suspects.

During an exchange of fire between troops and militants, one of the suspects was injured and detained, the military said in a statement.

“In violation of orders and standard operating procedures, the suspect was taken away by forces while tied up on top of a vehicle,” the statement said.

“The conduct of the forces in the video of the incident does not comply with the values ​​of the IDF (military),” he added.

“The incident will be investigated and handled accordingly,” the military said, adding that the injured man was transferred to the Palestinian Red Crescent for treatment.

Jenin has long been a stronghold of Palestinian groups and the Israeli army routinely carries out attacks on the city and the adjacent refugee camp.

Violence in the West Bank, which had already increased before the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, has only increased since then.

At least 549 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli troops or settlers since the start of the war in Gaza, according to Palestinian officials.

Attacks carried out by Palestinians have killed at least 14 Israelis in the West Bank over the same period, according to an AFP count of official Israeli data.

The Gaza Strip has been ravaged by more than eight months of war since Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, which resulted in the deaths of 1,194 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP report based on official Israeli figures. .

The militants took 251 hostages, 116 of whom remain in Gaza, including 41 who the army says are dead.

Since then, Israel’s military offensive in Gaza has killed at least 37,551 people, most of them civilians, according to the Ministry of Health in the Hamas-administered territory.

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