Undercover Israeli soldiers filmed turning their guns on Palestinian protesters
Warning – video shows violent clashes
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Footage has emerged showing members of the Israeli army disguised as Palestinian stone throwers before turning on and aiming firearms at demonstrators.
The video above shows undercover soldiers disguised in plain clothes embedded in a crowd of Palestinian youths that are throwing rocks at an Israeli checkpoint near Ramallah.
After a few moments, the undercover soldiers turn on protesters and shoot their firearms in the direction of the crowd.
Most managed to escape but footage shows three men were arrested, one of whom appears to be shot at point-blank range and struck repeatedly during his arrest.
It has been reported that the soldiers are part of the “Duvdevan” unit, known for carrying out high-risk counter-terror operations.
Israel Defence Forces spokesperson Peter Lerner announced the arrests on Twitter and posted this video.
In 17 seconds, #IDF Duvdevan arrested 3 Palestinians who attacked the road to #Jerusalem, everybody else scooted. pic.twitter.com/WaObkboIil
— Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) October 7, 2015
The incident is the latest in a week of violent clashes across Jerusalem and the West Bank.
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