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Friday, November 17, 2023
IDF suspends soldier who threw stun grenade into West Bank mosque
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The IDF says in a statement that it has suspended a soldier who was filmed throwing a stun grenade into a mosque in the Palestinian village of Budrus near Ramallah while an Imam inside began making the call to prayer earlier this morning.
The Haaretz daily says the incident is the latest example of soldiers recording themselves humiliating Palestinians and uploading the clips onto social media — a trend that has intensified since the October 7 Hamas massacre that left roughly 1,200 people dead, most of whom civilians.
Israeli occupation terrorism in the West Bank.
An Israeli soldier threw a stun grenade inside a mosque as the Imam began the dawn call to prayer, "Adhan." The incident occurred in Budrus, W Ramallah last night. pic.twitter.com/agwHNA7EJU
— Younis Tirawi | يونس (@ytirawi) November 17, 2023
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