Israeli police have opened an investigation after CCTV footage showed a border police officer throwing a stun grenade into a car carrying young Palestinians during a raid on Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
The footage, released by Israeli rights group B’Tselem, shows an officer approaching a car and shouting at its occupants during Sunday’s raid.
After a brief exchange, the officer reaches for his belt, grabs a stun grenade and throws it through the open door, which he then pushes shut as the driver tries to get out.
The officer is heard shouting: “Shut your mouth. Who are you talking to like that?”
Moments later, the grenade detonates, filling the area with smoke. The two passengers scramble out through the opposite side of the vehicle, and the officer appears to fire his rifle as they duck for cover.
B’Tselem said all those who were in the car survived.
Police said the officer acted “not in accordance with procedure” and that the justice ministry’s department for the investigation of police officers was handling the case. The officer has been suspended pending the investigation.
