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Family claims Palestinian man shot dead by troops last week was killed in his bed; IDF: ‘Incident under investigation’
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The family of a Palestinian man shot dead by troops last week say that he was killed in his bed as he slept.
Jassem al-Sadeh, 19, from the village of Jit near Qalqilya in the West Bank, was fatally shot in his home by soldiers in the early hours of May 28.
Footage taken by the family in the aftermath of the incident shows blood on and under the bed, as well as four bullet casings found at the scene.
His brother, Darwish al-Sadeh, who was home at the time, tells The Times of Israel: “Five soldiers came to our house at 1:35 a.m. on the night between May 27 and 28. It was just Jassem, our father, and me at home. They entered, didn’t speak to anyone, and went straight into the room where Jassem was sleeping. I heard heavy gunfire. It happened in minutes.
“I heard the soldiers arguing with each other in the next room after the shooting. One of them said in Hebrew, ‘What are you doing, are you crazy?’ I didn’t hear Jassem’s voice before the shooting – not a word. He was still asleep.”
Darwish adds that after the shooting, the soldiers told the family to call an ambulance but did not allow them to enter the room where Jassem had been shot.
They did not ask for names or identification papers, he says, only telling them, “Sit down, the ambulance will arrive in ten minutes.”
After some time, the soldiers took Jassem outside to a military jeep and then handed him over to the Red Crescent.
Jassem was pronounced dead at a Palestinian hospital. According to what the family has been told, the hospital’s medical report stated he had been shot twice in the chest. Video of the body also shows bleeding from the chest.
The IDF reiterates that “the incident is under investigation.”
Last week, the IDF said that as the troops were operating in Jit, “a terrorist tried to attack the force with a sharp object and posed a threat.”
In response, the soldiers opened fire, “neutralizing the terrorist,” the army said.
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