Footage leaked of Israeli officer shooting Palestinian in the back

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Israel says it has completed investigation into woman seen in year-old video

Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem
Sun 3 Nov 2019 11.32 EST

Israel has completed an investigation into the case of a former police officer who shot an unarmed Palestinian in the back with a sponge-tipped bullet.

The incident, which took place more than a year ago, was revisited over the weekend when a domestic television channel aired leaked footage of it.

Channel 13 News reported that the man was stopped as he tried to enter Israel from the occupied West Bank. In what appears to be a cameraphone video, published on Saturday evening, the unidentified man is seen being ordered by a female border police officer to leave.

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The Channel 13 report quoted police as saying the man was not seriously hurt. Police often use the sponge-tipped bullets as a tool to disperse protests. Although described as non-lethal, the munitions can kill if fired at the head.

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