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February 23, 2018

Video Shows Dead Palestinian Was Beaten by Soldiers, Rebutting Israeli Claims
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In the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, a Palestinian man died
Thursday after he was arrested and severely beaten by Israeli soldiers.
Israel's military initially said they subdued 33-year-old Yasin
al-Saradih after he attacked soldiers with a knife and attempted to
steal a gun; the military later said they fired bullets to stop
al-Saradih after he attacked soldiers with an iron bar. But surveillance
video later emerged showing Israeli soldiers kicking and beating
al-Saradih before dragging his limp body away. The newspaper Haaretz
reports an autopsy showed no bullet wounds were found on his body,
contradicting the military's statement.


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