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New Footage Fuels Dispute Over Killing of 14-Year-Old in West Bank Raid

A BBC-cited reconstruction challenges the IDF narrative by documenting a prolonged wait for medical care.

Overview

  • CCTV and resident videos published in new reports show 14-year-old Jad Jadallah shot during an al-Far'a camp raid and lying wounded as soldiers stood nearby for roughly 45 minutes.
  • Ambulance call logs and paramedic testimony indicate the first crew arrived in about eight minutes but was blocked at gunpoint from reaching the boy, with a second ambulance also turned back.
  • Footage appears to show a soldier placing an object beside the teenager and photographing it, prompting allegations from the family and rights advocates that evidence was being staged.
  • The Israeli military says the teen threw a rock, asserts troops checked for explosives and provided initial treatment, and notes he was placed in a military vehicle, while denying it prevented medics from accessing him.
  • Months after the November shooting, the boy’s body remains in Israeli custody and no public accounting of autopsy findings or an independent resolution has been reported.