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Israel launches probe after police push man out of wheelchair
Israeli officials have launched an investigation into a border police officer who was filmed tipping over a Palestinian man sitting in a wheelchair in the West Bank.
Justice Ministry spokeswoman Eden Klein said on Monday an investigation was under way.
The incident happened on Sunday after Israeli forces shot and wounded a Palestinian woman who police said had pulled out a knife and tried to attack an officer.
Footage shot by a local resident shows the woman on the ground bleeding and officers ordering Palestinians to keep away.
One officer flips over a Palestinian’s wheelchair, dumping him on the ground.
The last five months have seen near-daily Palestinian assaults that have killed 27 Israelis.
At least 162 Palestinians, the majority of whom Israel says were attackers, have been killed by Israeli fire.
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