Overview
- CCTV and social media footage filmed on Sunday shows an Israeli Border Police officer throw a stun grenade into a stationary car in the Qalandiya refugee camp and hold the driver's door closed as the device detonated.
- The same video shows the officer walk to the passenger side, aim his rifle at two men who raised their hands, and appear to fire in their direction.
- A Border Police spokesperson confirmed the officer has been suspended and the case was transferred to the Department of Internal Police Investigations (Mahash) for a formal probe.
- Initial reports, citing Ynet, say the driver and other passengers were not physically injured in the incident even though two men exited via passenger doors while the grenade detonated.
- The episode comes in a tense local context after Haaretz reported that Israeli troops shot and killed a 16-year-old in Qalandiya, and the outcome of the Mahash inquiry will shape any disciplinary or criminal steps and public response.