Israeli troops filmed beating Palestinian photojournalist in East Jerusalem

Several Border Police officers were filmed earlier today beating Palestinian photojournalist Mustafa Haruf in East Jerusalem.

Haaretz describes Haruf as “a well-known photographer in the city who also documented the aftermath of Hamas’s massacre on the Gaza-border communities.”

Haruf says he was attacked without cause after leaving a prayer protest broken up by Israeli security forces in the Wadi Joz neighborhood.

Footage shows one border cop approaching Haruf and striking him with the barrel of his weapon. He is then flung to the floor by an officer and repeatedly kicked in the head and the body as he lies on the ground defenselessly and screaming in pain.

He was later taken to the hospital for injuries to the head and face.

The Border Police later announced that it had suspended the two officers involved in the incident and that the Department of Internal Police Investigations has opened a probe into the matter.

An earlier police statement said journalists had sought to interfere with their operations in the area and refused orders to vacate the premises.

צלם העיתונות מוסטפא חרוף אויים בירי חי והוכה באכזריות על ידי שוטרים במזרח ירושלים. הוא מאושפז עם פגיעות רציניות בראש. עוד לא ברור מה מצבו. pic.twitter.com/dYNPHHKryr

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