Key facts
- CCTV footage shows an Israeli Border Police officer throwing a stun grenade into a car in the Qalandia refugee camp.
- The officer's actions were described by police as not being in accordance with procedure.
- The incident has been referred to the department of internal police investigations.
- In a separate event, a 16-year-old boy was killed by Israeli forces in Qalandia.
- A four-month-old baby died after an ambulance was allegedly delayed by Israeli troops.
Israeli police have launched an investigation following the release of CCTV footage showing a Border Police officer throwing a stun grenade into a car in the occupied West Bank's Qalandia refugee camp. The video depicts the officer approaching the vehicle, shouting at its occupants, and then throwing the stun grenade through the open door before forcing it shut as the driver attempted to flee. Smoke is visible from the grenade, and the passengers escaped from the opposite side before the officer appeared to fire his rifle. Israeli rights group B'Tselem confirmed that all individuals in the car survived the incident. Police acknowledged that the officer's actions were not in line with established procedures and have referred the case to the department of internal police investigations.
In separate incidents in the same area on Sunday, Israeli forces reportedly shot and killed a 16-year-old boy, Walid Abu Sneineh, according to the Palestinian health ministry, which also reported two other children sustained gunshot wounds. Additionally, a four-month-old baby, Ahmed Zaid, died after Israeli troops allegedly prevented an ambulance from accessing urgent medical care by refusing to open a gate blocking his village's main entrance west of Ramallah. Ajith Sunghay, head of the local UN human rights office, described the baby's death as "senseless" and indicative of the occupying power's disregard for Palestinian rights. The Israeli military, however, told Haaretz newspaper that troops allowed the baby and his family to pass without delay.