IDF says it is investigating soldiers who tied Palestinian detainee to hood of car
Military says troops acted against protocol during operation near Jenin, where troops exchanged fire with Palestinian gunmen
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israel Defense Forces said Saturday that troops who had tied a wounded Palestinian to the hood of a military vehicle in the northern West Bank earlier in the day had acted against protocol and that the incident was being investigated.
Troops operated in the Wadi Burqin area near the city of Jenin to detain wanted Palestinians. Amid the operation, the troops exchanged fire with gunmen, the IDF said.
The man was shot and detained amid the gun battles by troops who suspected he was involved in the gunfire. He was brought out of the area while tied to the vehicle’s hood.
However, he was later handed over to the Red Crescent.
The IDF in response to a query on the matter said the soldiers’ actions were “contrary to orders and procedures.”
“The conduct seen in the video is inconsistent with IDF orders and what is expected of its soldiers,” the military said.
It added that the “incident is being investigated and will be dealt with accordingly.”
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Since Hamas’s October 7 attack that saw terrorists murder some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and take 251 hostages, troops have arrested some 4,150 wanted Palestinians across the West Bank, including more than 1,750 affiliated with the terrorist organization.
According to the Palestinian Authority health ministry, more than 540 West Bank Palestinians have been killed in that time.
During the same period, 21 Israelis, including security personnel, have been killed in Palestinian terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank. Another three members of the security forces were killed in clashes with terror operatives in the West Bank.
The most recent terror victim was an Israeli man who was shot and killed by gunmen in the West Bank town of Qalqilya on Friday. His car was then set on fire.
