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Israeli army vows disciplinary action after video shows snipers cheering direct hit on Palestinian

• scmp.com

Israel has pledged disciplinary action over a soldier's leaked video showing an army sniper targeting a Palestinian across the Gaza border fence to profane praise from an onlooker, but deemed the shooting itself to have been exemplary.

The 81-second clip surfaced on social media on Monday and led Israeli TV news, with one host calling it "disturbing". Its release followed a surge in Palestinian protests at the Gaza border in which 30 demonstrators have been killed by the army.

In a statement summarising a preliminary investigation, the military spokesman said the incident took place took place on December 22, amid Palestinian unrest at US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

The Palestinian who was shot was suspected of organising a "riot, which included rock hurling and attempts to sabotage the security fence, and lasted about two hours," the statement said.


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