Police Internal Investigations Department looking into shooting of unarmed Palestinian in Beita

Israeli soldiers and Border Police officers operate in the West Bank town of Beita, August 21, 2023. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
Israeli soldiers and Border Police officers operate in the West Bank town of Beita, August 21, 2023. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)

A seemingly unarmed Palestinian man was critically wounded after being shot in the back of the head by Israeli forces in the northern West Bank town of Beita, south of Nablus on Monday afternoon.

Haaretz reports that the Police Internal Investigations Department has opened up an initial investigation into the matter.

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