The Israeli army said on Wednesday that its soldier who shot and killed a Palestinian child in a car two weeks ago thought there were gunmen inside the car, adding that the soldier was confused after another soldier fired his rifle in the air in violation of the rules.
And the child Muhammad Al-Tamimi, who did not exceed two years of age, died after being shot in the head on the first of June, near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. His father was wounded in the shoulder. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded that the perpetrator of the incident, which it described as a crime, be held accountable.
The Israeli military released the findings of the investigation on Wednesday and reiterated in a statement that Palestinian gunmen had opened fire on soldiers guarding a Jewish settlement that night.
The statement said that an army officer, while combing the area, saw a “suspicious vehicle, so he fired several times in the air,” which prompted another soldier to shoot the car in which the child Muhammad was, after hearing the sound of these shots, thinking that the gunmen were using them to flee.
The statement added that the investigation blamed some of the commanders for miscommunication and “taking the wrong decision,” adding that the soldier who fired in the air would be punished for violating the rules.
The West Bank, which has seen an upsurge in violence over the past 15 months, is among the territories Palestinians seek to establish their own state.
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2023-06-14 17:44:40
