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Sunday, January 7, 2024
Surveillance camera footage shows car-ramming at Jerusalem checkpoint
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Police release surveillance camera footage showing the alleged car-ramming attack at a checkpoint in East Jerusalem, close to the West Bank town of Biddu.
The video shows officers checking a van at the checkpoint and allowing it through before a second car arrives and allegedly accelerates into them.
Police release surveillance camera footage showing the alleged car-ramming attack at a checkpoint in East Jerusalem, close to the West Bank town of Biddu.
The 3-year-old girl who was mistakenly killed was in the van checked by forces before the second car which hit the officers. https://t.co/kk5IZCVe3s pic.twitter.com/1vQrLuCSEa
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) January 7, 2024
The officers chase after the second vehicle, and open fire at its occupants.
A three-year-old Palestinian girl who was mistakenly killed by the gunfire was in the first car, police say.
Police say the incident is under further investigation.
One Border Police officer was lightly wounded after being hit by the vehicle.
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