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Army probe: Palestinian killed by IDF in West Bank posed no threat

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Published: 15 November 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

22-year-old was shot during clashes in refugee camp this week; army also looking into new allegations about Palestinian who was filmed being hit by non-lethal fire at checkpoint

Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank posed no threat, initial army probe finds (Haaretz)
Twenty-two-year-old Omar Haitham al-Badawi was shot during clashes with Israeli security forces in the Al-Aroub refugee camp; Circumstances seem to indicate he posed no threat, says UN envoy Mladenov

Israeli military launches probe into shooting of Palestinian in West Bank (Ynet)
The army says the 22-year-old from Al-Aroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, was killed after 'a large number of rioters' confronted the troops throwing rocks and wielding explosives; footage shows the victim waving a towel before being shot

Israel looking to speak to Palestinian shot in back, as new allegations emerge (Times of Israel)
Karam Qawasmi, filmed being hit by non-lethal round at checkpoint, says officers also rammed him with jeep, beat him; ministry request for interview rare, activist says

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Palestinian was charged with attacking Israeli police; turns out they attacked him (Haaretz)
Video of the event shows officers attacking S. for no apparent reason. Despite the evidence, the internal investigations unit dropped the case against the officers

Photo: Omar Haitham al-Badawi (MEE/Akram al-Waara)
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