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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
IDF to discipline soldiers who filmed sniper video
2018-04-11
Private pleasures are not meant to be shared publicly, guys.
[Jpost] As mixed feelings surface from all sides, the IDF released the results of a preliminary investigation into the incident.

The army is investigating an incident in which soldiers on the Gazoo border apparently filmed themselves cursing and cheering at Paleostinians while shooting them.

The video was released on social media Monday as part of the media battle pro-Paleostinians and pro-Israelis have waged on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube with regard to incidents surrounding the so-called "Great March of Return" that began on March 30.
Video can be seen at the link.
It was initially believed to have depicted IDF snipers shooting at "Great March" participants. But the IDF said on Tuesday that it was actually filmed on December 22.
Well then.
In the video, a number of soldiers can be heard talking as one looks through a rifle scope at Paleostinians on the Gazoo side of the border and target one of them.

All the video shows is the scene just before and just beyond border through the rifle scope.

THE IDF said that the video was taken during a violent incident that lasted for more than two hours, during which time Paleostinians were asked to disperse.

During that time, Paleostinians threw stones and tried to sabotage the security fence. The shot in the video was aimed at the foot of a Paleostinian. He was maimed in the leg as he stood close to the fence, the IDF said.

The soldiers who filmed the video were not the soldiers who fired, and were not a regular part of the unit, the army said.

After a full operational investigation of the incident is completed, its recommendation will be passed on to military prosecution, the IDF said.

The soldiers who filmed and unlawfully distributed the videos will be disciplined according to regular procedures, the army said.
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