Newly circulated documentation of the Qalandia incident shows a Border Police officer throwing a stun grenade into a Palestinian vehicle, with the driver reportedly not exiting the vehicle. The officer was suspended from duty and is under investigation, as The Zioneer reported earlier today.
New footage of the Qalandia incident, circulated Monday morning, shows a Border Police officer throwing a stun grenade into a Palestinian vehicle, with the driver reportedly remaining inside. The footage adds visual detail to the sequence of events that led to the officer's suspension and an investigation by the Police Internal Investigations Department (Machash), as The Zioneer reported earlier today.
This development follows Sunday night's initial report of a stun grenade being thrown into a vehicle near the Qalandia checkpoint, based on unverified reports. Within an hour, journalist Ganem Ibrahim reported that Palestinians had circulated footage appearing to show the incident, preventing the driver from exiting before the explosion, and noting the video had not been independently verified. At 22:04 Jerusalem Sunday, The Zioneer first reported that Machash had opened a formal probe into the unusual footage, then immediately followed with the Border Police officer's suspension from duty, according to Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio).
The footage is the latest in a thread where corroboration has evolved from unverified reports to a journalist's account, then to a formal police investigation and disciplinary action. The officer's identity and the driver's condition have not been released.
As The Zioneer reported Sunday night, the incident occurred during a Border Police operation in the Qalandia refugee camp. The driver's condition remains unconfirmed, and no further details on the investigation's timeline have been disclosed.
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