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Palestinian killed by Israeli jeep in West Bank | |||
2015-06-15 | |||
West Bank -- An Israeli army jeep struck and killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, with the military and locals giving conflicting accounts of the circumstances. A military spokeswoman said the jeep, which was in the village of Qafr Malik as part of an operation to arrest suspected militants, accidentally hit the Palestinian after he threw a petrol bomb at it. “The driver was startled and swerved, hitting the man,” she said, adding that a military investigation would be launched. That'd startle me into swerving right into him.
“If necessary, disciplinary action will be taken against (the soldiers). Based on preliminary investigation, it appears that the conduct displayed in the incident is inconsistent with that expected of IDF (Israel Defence Forces) soldiers,” the military said in a statement. Israeli forces regularly mount raids in the West Bank in search of suspected militants, often touching off clashes with local residents. On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers shot dead a member of the Hamas group in the town of Jenin in one such operation. | |||
Posted by:Steve White |
#2 Unleash the Zionist Jeeps of Death! |
Posted by: tu3031 2015-06-15 18:53 |
#1 The driver was startled and swerved, hitting the man,” That would be my story and I'd stick to it. |
Posted by: phil_b 2015-06-15 06:36 |