Israeli army strapped wounded Palestinian to jeep
The Israeli military says the man was a suspect in a raid in the West Bank, but its forces violated protocol.
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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 wounded in an exchange of fire during the raid, in which he was a suspect.
The injured man's family said that when they asked for an ambulance, the army took him, strapped him to the bonnet of their jeep and drove off.
The individual was eventually transferred to the Red Crescent for treatment. The IDF said the incident would be investigated.
Eyewitnesses speaking to Reuters news agency identified him as a local man and named him as Mujahed Azmi.
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