Israeli soldiers stood by during critical minutes of a settler attack on the Palestinian village of Jalud yesterday and refrained from interfering even as the Jewish terrorists beat an elderly man, Army Radio reports.
Instead of apprehending the suspects, one of the soldiers was heard telling them to scram so they wouldn’t face consequences.
The soldiers had an opportunity to detain the roughly 12 settler rioters, but ended up only stopping one of them, Army Radio says, citing witness testimony.
The soldiers failed to act even though the rioters rammed an IDF vehicle with one of their cars, Army Radio says.
One of the settlers even threatened to kill one of the officers at the scene.
Responding to the report, the IDF does not deny its details but says that the decision to only detain one of the settlers was made due to the conditions in the field, which required prioritizing a fire that the Jewish terrorists had started in a Palestinian home in the village.
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