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Saturday, May 16, 2026
IDF investigating video showing partially uniformed soldier with bound and blindfolded Palestinian
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleResponding to footage of a partially uniformed Israeli standing over a bound and blindfolded Palestinian man in a central West Bank village before dragging him to a nearby road, the army says he was “a soldier on active reserve duty” who acted “in an inappropriate manner that deviated from the rules.”
“The incident and the behavior of the forces are being investigated,” says a statement from the Israel Defense Forces.
The army says the Palestinian attacked an Israeli before being detained and that the soldier was instructed by troops dispersing a group of Palestinians to watch over him.
HORRIFIC: An armed Israeli settler, under the protection of the Israeli army, blindfolded, humiliated, and detained a Palestinian man in the village of Bayt Iksa in the West Bank. pic.twitter.com/ya3FdCRTMS
— Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) May 15, 2026
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