Video: Armed Israeli soldier headlocks minor boy
Jerusalem, Aug 31: A disturbing video of an armed Israeli soldier trying to arrest an 11-year-old Palestinian boy went viral on social media.
The footage shot by the boy's father, Bassem Tamimi had three million views by Sunday, reported CNN.
In the video, the soldier was seen putting a headlock on the child while women pull on the soldier's back, in an attempt to make boy free from his clutch.
The incident took place during a weekly protest Friday organized by Palestinian activists against settlement construction in the village of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank.
The family routinely films its demonstrations, said Tamimi, and posts them on a site called Nabi Saleh Solidarity.
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"This is very difficult for any father or mother to see their son or daughter in that way, being violently attacked," said Tamimi.
In
the
video,
Bassem
Tamimi's
daughter,
A'hed,
is
seen
biting
the
soldier's
right
hand
in
an
apparent
attempt
to
free
her
brother.
The
Israeli
army
defended
its
actions,
saying
that
people
in
the
crowd
had
thrown
rocks
at
the
soldiers.
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