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July 13, 2015

Video Appears to Show Top Israeli Soldier Shot Fleeing Palestinian Teen 
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Adnan's release comes as the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has
released video which appears to show a high-ranking Israeli soldier
fatally shooting a Palestinian teenager as he runs away. The Israeli
military has claimed Colonel Israel Shomer, a brigade commander, killed
17-year-old Mohammed al-Kusbah last week because his life was in danger
and he had exhausted all other options. But footage of the incident
appears to show the teenager throwing a rock at Shomer's vehicle, then
running away before Shomer stops, gets out of the vehicle and charges at
him. Palestinian authorities have said Kusbah was shot in the back three
times.

 

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