Horror images have emerged of an injured Palestinian tied to the hood of an IDF jeep during an arrest raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, as the conflict in the Middle East continues.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed Saturday’s incident after it was captured on video and widely shared on social media, sparking disgusted reactions from online viewers.
The disturbing images showed a bloodied Palestinian resident of Jenin, identified locally as Mujahed Azmi, tied to the front of the vehicle passing between two ambulances.
In a statement, the Israeli military said Israeli forces came under fire and exchanged gunfire before wounding a “suspect” and detaining him.
The IDF admitted that the soldiers violated military protocol during the barbaric act.
A wounded Palestinian was filmed tied to the hood of an IDF vehicle during an arrest raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday.
The military vehicle passed between two ambulances with the man, identified locally as Mujahed Azmi, tied to the front.
“This morning (Saturday), during counter-terrorism operations to arrest wanted suspects in the Wadi Burqin area, terrorists opened fire on IDF troops, who responded with fire,” the statement said.
‘During the exchange of gunfire, one of the suspects was injured and arrested.
‘In violation of orders and standard operating procedures, forces took away the suspect while he was tied on top of a vehicle.
‘The conduct of the forces in the video of the incident does not conform to the values of the IDF. “The incident will be investigated and dealt with accordingly.”
Azmi’s family said that when they called for an ambulance, the army took him, tied him to the hood of their jeep and drove away, even though he was injured.
He was eventually transferred to the Red Crescent for treatment.
speaking to mondoweissA 13-year-old boy who witnessed an Israeli military operation carried out by special forces on Saturday in Jenin, said: “When I saw the occupation soldiers shooting inside the room, I put my head under the blanket and hid.”
Another alleged witness told the publication: “They (Hamas militants) seemed to be playing with him for fun.”
There has been an increase in violence in the West Bank since the start of the Israel-Gaza war on October 7.
Hamas’ unprecedented attack on a music festival in southern Israel killed more than 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to official Israeli figures.
During their attack, the militants also took around 251 hostages. Israel estimates that 128 of them remain in Gaza, including 36 who the military says are dead.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed at least 34,971 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-controlled territory’s Health Ministry.
The shocking images of the wounded Palestinian tied to the hood of the vehicle come after Israel carried out airstrikes on Gaza City on Saturday that left more than three dozen dead, according to local officials.
The Washington Post reported that the strikes caused “significant damage and a huge crater… in the densely built al-Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City.”
Israel claimed it was attacking a pair of “Hamas military sites,” but it was not immediately clear how many of the victims were civilians.
Another 18 Palestinians were killed in an attack on houses in the city’s Al Tuffah neighborhood, the director of the Hamas-run government’s media office, Ismail Al Thawabta, told Reuters.
The Israeli military confirmed in a statement on Saturday that IDF warplanes “striked two Hamas military infrastructure sites in the Gaza City area,” although it added that it would release more details later.
Hamas did not comment on whether its military infrastructure had been attacked, Israel claims.
Hamas said the attacks were aimed at civilians. The group vowed in a statement: “The occupation and its Nazi leaders will pay the price for their violations against our people.”
The site of Israeli attacks on houses, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, June 22, 2024.
People pick their way through the rubble of buildings destroyed during the Israeli bombardment in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City.
Rescuers put out flames from a building destroyed during the Israeli bombardment in the al-Shati refugee camp on Saturday.
A boy carries items salvaged from the rubble of a building destroyed by Hamas militants in the Gaza City refugee camp. Israel claimed it was attacking a pair of “Hamas military sites,” but it was not immediately clear how many of the victims were civilians.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said 25 people were killed in bombings in the al-Mawasi area that damaged its office in Gaza on June 21, 2024.
A Palestinian points to ashes in an area of tents, the day after an attack in the al-Mawasi area, northwest of the Palestinian city of Rafah, on June 22, 2024.
The series of airstrikes followed a deadly incident on Friday in which “large-caliber projectiles” landed near an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Mawasi area of Rafah.
Some 25 people were killed and 50 wounded as a result of the attack, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said.
The ICRC condemned the incident in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter.
“Shooting so dangerously close to humanitarian structures puts the lives of civilians and Red Cross personnel at risk,” he wrote.
‘This serious security incident is one of several that have occurred in recent days; Until now, stray bullets have reached ICRC structures. “We condemn these incidents that put the lives of humanitarian workers and civilians at risk.”
Israel claimed it had not directly attacked a Red Cross facility, although the military said it would investigate the allegations.
Saturday’s incident also recalled scenes from the Second Intifada – ‘The Second Uprising’ by Palestinians against Israeli occupation between 2000 and 2005 – when Israeli troops were criticized for tying up Palestinians, including a 13-year-old boy, in front of an army. vehicle.
The United Nations called the incident an example of “human protection in action.”
The use of human shields is prohibited under international law, and the Supreme Court prohibited the IDF from using Palestinian civilians as human shields, but they have since been accused of using this practice on multiple occasions.
