From the Liveblog of
Thursday, December 12, 2024
IDF says it’s probing soldier who stole Palestinian’s phone, posted photo of arrest on his Instagram
An IDF soldier stole the phone of one of the Palestinian suspects arrested during a raid last night in the West Bank village of Bizzariya.
The soldier then took a picture of the Palestinian while he and another suspect were lying face down on the ground blindfolded with their hands tied behind their backs. The photo was then posted on the social media account belonging to the suspect whose phone was stolen by the soldier.
Asked to comment on the incident, the IDF says the soldier’s behavior “was not consistent with IDF values.”
“The case is being investigated and disciplinary measures will be decided upon,” the army adds in a statement that it has frequently issued over the past year as concerns regarding a deterioration in discipline across the IDF have skyrocketed.
The Israeli army’s latest methods to humiliate Palestinians: abducting them, binding and blindfolding them, and then using their phones to post humiliating photos as stories on their own Facebook accounts.(the Palestinian victims' accounts).
This happened tonight in Bazaria,… pic.twitter.com/uGe1JkZ4lq
— Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) December 11, 2024
