Israeli soldier filmed shooting a wounded Palestinian

An Israeli soldier was filmed shooting a Palestinian in the head at close range in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of occupied Hebron. The soldier was arrested on Thursday after a rights group published clear video images of him shooting a wounded, immobilized Palestinian suspect. Most Israeli media outlets initially went with the headline, “Soldier stabbed, assailants killed.” A few hours later, however, video of the incident was released showing that the Palestinian man was already shot and lying on the ground wounded, presenting absolutely no threat to anyone at the time he was shot in the head, murdered. The video was captured by a local Palestinian resident and distributed by B'Tselem.