Israeli Army Company suspended after unprovoked attack

Friday July 27, 2007 10:20 by John Smith - IMEMC

An Israeli Army company has been suspended after members shot and seriously wounded an innocent Palestinian in the south Hebron hills on Thursday.

Israeli forces in Hebron (archive)

The head of Israeli central command, Major General Gadi Shamni, ordered the suspension of the company after a military probe revealed numerous procedural failings in the relevant battalion and a failure on the part of the forces involved to report the attack.

The man, as yet unidentified, was seriously wounded at the Eshkolot checkpoint, located to the south of Hebron, when army forces apparently mistook him for a “wanted Palestinian” and opened fire. The victim was evacuated to an Israeli hospital for medical treatment.

An investigation into the attack has been launched by Israeli military police.

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