Germany condemned the way an injured Palestinian was tied to the hood of a military vehicle in the northern West Bank city of Jenin last weekend, calling for “clarifications and consequences,” a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday in Berlin.
The video clip showing the incident was “hard to swallow,” the spokesperson said.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Sunday the incident in which IDF troops tied the injured man to the hood of a jeep and drove past two ambulances in the city.
It said the troops were en route to a counter-terrorism operation in the greater Jenin area when they came under fire.
“Terrorists opened fire on IDF forces, who responded with fire. During the firefight, one of the suspects was injured and arrested,” the IDF said.
The conduct of IDF forces violated military procedures and the incident was under investigation, the IDF said.
The injured suspect had been transferred to the Red Cross for medical treatment.
The German Foreign Ministry spokesman said he was aware that this behavior constituted a violation of IDF rules and that the German government now expected “quick clarification, quick results and corresponding consequences for those responsible.”
