The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) opened an investigation into last week’s killing of 17-year-old Qusai al-Amour during Tuqu town clashes Haaretz Hebrew newspaper revealed Monday.
Investigators are looking into the lethal shooting of 17-year-old Qusai al-Amour in the West Bank village of Tuqu which occurred during clashes between unarmed Palestinians and the Israeli army last week the paper wrote.
The incident which took place last Monday drew criticism after a video captured Israeli soldiers dragging al-Amour by his limbs while his head banged against the ground.
The paper quoted Israeli military sources as claiming that the soldiers evacuated al-Amour from the site because they were being pelted by stones and that they took him to their vehicle to try to resuscitate him.
Physicians for Human Rights Association has earlier called for a probe into the shooting.
The police and army have opened an independent investigation into the shooting the sources added.
The Israeli army reported that “al-Amour died after being hit by a bullet from a Ruger 10/22 the .22-caliber rifle used by Israeli forces for dispersing riots with live rounds.”
The Palestinian Red Crescent pointed out that al-Amour was hit by six shots four of them in his upper part of his body.
