Key Facts

• CCTV footage showed an Israeli border police officer throwing a stun grenade into a car with Palestinian youths.
• The officer shouted orders at the car’s occupants and closed the door as a grenade was thrown inside.
• The stun grenade exploded, creating smoke and causing the passengers to flee; the officer appeared to fire his rifle afterward.
• Israeli police said the officer did not follow proper procedures and suspended him pending investigation.
• During the same raid, a 16-year-old Palestinian boy was shot dead and three others wounded.
• Two Palestinian children were also injured by gunfire during this incident, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
• A four-month-old Palestinian baby died after Israeli forces allegedly blocked his family from crossing a checkpoint to get medical help; the Israeli military denied this claim.
• Since 2020, more than 1,175 Palestinian civilians have been killed in the West Bank, including many children, with no charges filed for these deaths.