Israel’s
military confirmed the authenticity on Tuesday of a video posted
online over the weekend showing the shooting of a Palestinian
protester in Gaza by an Israeli sniper and the cheers of his fellow
soldiers.
An
Israel Defense Forces statement said the shooting caught on video had
not taken place during the recent wave of protests in Gaza, during
which Israeli snipers have killed at least 27 protesters. The
incident took place on December 22, the army said, during protests in
Gaza over Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as
Israel’s capital.
The
distressing video, which has been subtitled by the Israeli newspaper
Haaretz, was apparently recorded through binoculars or a gun scope,
and captures the soldier who recorded it shouting as the protester is
hit, “Yes! Son of a bitch!”
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