IDF dismisses soldiers filmed beating detained Palestinian in West Bank
Military Police launches probe into incident near Ramallah last week, in which footage showed troops hitting apparently handcuffed man
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The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday said it had dismissed two soldiers from combat roles after they were filmed beating a detained Palestinian man in the West Bank last week.
Footage published by Palestinian media on Friday showed the soldiers hitting and kicking the detained man, identified as Muhand al-Tamimi, near the village of Nabi Saleh, close to Ramallah.
Tamimi appeared to be handcuffed in the video.
In an initial response to a query by The Times of Israel, the IDF on Sunday said that the soldiers had been suspended from their duties and an investigation was being carried out.
On Wednesday, the military said that following an investigation by the troops’ commanders, “the soldiers involved [in the incident] were removed from combat duties.”
The Military Police also launched a probe into the incident, the findings of which would be sent to the Military Advocate General Corps for review and potential charges, the IDF said.
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“The IDF strongly condemns and views manifestations of violence gravely,” the military added.
Several incidents of abuse have been filmed and uploaded online, sometimes by soldiers themselves, amid escalating tensions in the West Bank between Palestinian and Israeli security forces and settlers.
In October, a reservist soldier who was seen repeatedly kicking a Palestinian man in the West Bank town of Dura, near Hebron, and another troop standing with him were dismissed from duty.
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