- author, Robert Plummer
- role, BBC News
The Israeli army said it had violated practice by strapping a wounded Palestinian man to the front of a vehicle during a raid on the West Bank city of Jenin.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the incident after it was captured on video and shared on social media. An IDF statement said the man was a suspect and was wounded in a gunfight during the raid.
The injured man’s family said they called for an ambulance and that troops then picked him up, strapped him to the bonnet of a jeep and drove off.
The man was eventually transferred to the Red Crescent for treatment, and the Israel Defense Forces said they would investigate the incident.
Witnesses who spoke to Reuters identified the man as a local man and gave his name as Mujahid Azmi.
“this morning [Saturday]”During a counter-terrorism operation to arrest a wanted suspect in the Wadi Brukin area, terrorists opened fire on the IDF, who responded with gunfire,” an IDF statement said.
“One of the suspects was injured during the shootout and has since been arrested.
“Orders and standard operating procedures were violated and the suspect was taken to police custody tied to the top of the vehicle.”
“The forces’ actions, as seen in the video of the incident, are not consistent with the IDF’s values. The incident will be investigated and addressed accordingly.”
Violence in the West Bank has soared since the war in Gaza began with a deadly Hamas attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
The United Nations has said that at least 480 Palestinians — members of armed groups, attackers and civilians — have been killed in conflict-related incidents in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Ten Israelis, including six members of the security forces, were also killed in the West Bank.
