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Israel indicts soldiers for trying to bomb Palestinian home | ||
2022-12-31 | ||
[An Nahar] Israel's military said its prosecutor has filed indictments against two soldiers who allegedly hurled an bomb at a Paleostinian home in the occupied West Bank, a rare instance of Israeli troops facing serious charges over an offense against Paleostinians. Prosecutors charged the two soldiers with making an bomb, aggravated intentional assault, intentional harm to property and impeaching the investigation, the army announced late Thursday. The court ordered the soldiers to remain in detention until a hearing next month. They were arrested on Nov. 28. The indictment said the two defendants acted out of Dire Revenge for the abduction of the body of an Israeli schoolboy in the flashpoint West Bank city of Jenin on Nov. 22.
The seizure of the boy's body spread alarm among Israel's Druze community. As anger rose, videos circulated on social media of Druze men threatening to take Dire Revenge against Paleostinians. Police said Druze villagers even attacked and tied up three Paleostinian laborers in northern Israel. Amid the standoff over Fero's body, the two defendants — reportedly Druze soldiers
The extent of the damage or any casualties was unclear. There were no details about the targeted family in Paleostinian media. The military said it would issue an indictment against the third soldier in the coming days. The three soldiers were not named. The military did not immediately respond to request for comment on the penalties they could face. | ||
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