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IDF probes footage showing troops kicking, stepping on Palestinian gas station worker
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Footage of IDF soldiers kicking and stepping on a Palestinian gas station worker near Hebron has circulated widely on social media, leading to condemnations from Arab Israeli lawmakers and the opening of a probe by the military.
The footage shows an Israeli soldier looking on as one of his comrades orders the Palestinian man in the Fawwar Refugee Camp to lie face first on the ground. The soldier then kicks the Palestinian several times to get him to spread his legs and arms.
The soldier proceeds to look up at what appears to be a security camera and give the middle finger.
Another soldier appears, stepping on top of the Palestinian’s back in order to get by, rather than over him.
Responding to the incident, the IDF says in a statement, “The behavior of the soldiers in the video is very problematic and is not consistent with the values of the IDF.”
“The incident is under investigation, at the conclusion of which a decision will be made regarding how to deal with those involved,” the army ads.
״ביקור נימוסין״ של חיילי כיבוש בתחנת דלק במחנה פאוואר אצל מתדלק פלסטיני.
"زيارة" احتلالية لعامل فلسطيني في محطة وقود في مخيم الفوار.
A courtesy visit was made by occupation soldiers at a gas station in the West Bank, specifically at Fawar camp, to a Palestinian employee… pic.twitter.com/BHUEDWPiV9
— Ahmad Tibi (@Ahmad_tibi) December 31, 2023
