IDF Investigates Shooting At Nil'in Demonstration , Barak De

2012-01-23 6

Daily soldiers are forced to deal with fierce and violent demonstrations in the village of Nil'in north west of Modiin where Palestinians and foreign demonstraters clash with security forces objecting to the construction of the West Bank security fence in the area. On Sunday the human rights group B'tselem released footage of an incident caught on camera where a soldier shot a rubber bullet at point blank range at a handcuffed Palestinian. The army has launched a probe.The incident released by B'tselem occurred on July 7 during a particularly violent demonstration, showed a handcuffed Palestinian protester detained by soldiers, and as he stood near the jeep a soldier standing near the suspect f