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Soldier jailed for throwing rocks at Tel Aviv protesters from army HQ
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
An Israeli soldier has been jailed for 30 days for hurling stones at protesters in Tel Aviv last night, during a mass demonstration against the government’s planned judicial overhaul.
Footage circulating on social media shows the alleged serviceman, who is masked, standing behind a fence inside the Israel Defense Forces’ headquarters in central Tel Aviv. The short clip does not show the soldier throwing stones.
צהל חוקר ארוע חמור במסגרתו חייל צהל שסגר שבת בקרייה השליך אמש אבנים על המפגינים בקפלן מתוך בסיס הקרייה pic.twitter.com/VTHjRQwlm5
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The IDF says it opened an investigation following reports that a soldier had thrown stones, from inside the base, at the nearby protest on Kaplan Street. No injuries were reported.
After the soldier was located and he admitted to the act, he was sentenced by the commander of the base’s security unit to a month in jail, the IDF says.
“The IDF views the soldier’s behavior with severity,” the military says.
A Military Police investigation will not be opened, as the incident was quickly wrapped up by the soldier’s commanders.
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