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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Thursday, March 21, 2024
IDF launches probe into fatal shooting of Palestinian convert to Judaism said to have had hands up
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Security forces at the scene where a Palestinian man was shot by troops near Elazar, in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, on March 21, 2024 (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
The IDF says the Military Police has launched an investigation into the fatal shooting of a Palestinian man near the West Bank settlement of Elazar this morning.
A reservist opened fire at Sameh Muhammad Abd al-Rai Zaytoun, 63, after he “aroused suspicion” at a bus station at the Elazar junction.
“Immediately upon receiving the report about the serious incident, the Military Advocate General ordered the opening of an investigation by the Military Police,” the IDF says.
According to Hebrew-language media reports Zaytoun, who had converted to Judaism, had his hands in the air when he was shot. A small knife was later found in his bag.
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