Will the affair lead to a confrontation with Washington?
The US State Department is demanding that Israel complete the criminal proceedings in the events surrounding the death of 80-year-old Palestinian Palestinian Omad Assad, who died after being arrested by Eternal Judea soldiers in the northern Ramallah area.
This, a day after the publication of the sharp IDF investigation into the events and condemnation of Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi.
During a daily briefing, State Department spokesman Ned Price said: "We continue to be very concerned about the circumstances of the death of Mr. Omar Assad, a U.S. citizen who was found dead on January 12, 2022, after Israeli soldiers arrested him in the West Bank. We note the public statement of two." An investigation by IDF commanders into the affair and its findings, including the determination that the incident showed a clear lack of moral judgment and "non-protection of the sanctity of human life."
IDF soldiers in action and Amar Assad (soldiers have no connection to the article), Photo: IDF Spokesman
State Department spokesman Ned Price (archive), Photo: Reuters
Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi (Archive), Photo: Photo: Michel Dot Com
Price added: "The United States looks forward to a thorough criminal investigation and full responsibility in this case, and we welcome any further information regarding these efforts as soon as possible. We will continue to discuss this disturbing incident with the Israeli government."
According to the IDF Spokesman, the investigation presented to Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi revealed that "the incident is serious and unfortunate. "Assad's resistance. The force failed to leave the place and left Assad lying, without verifying his condition. In addition, there were professional gaps in the planning and execution of the mission."
The chief of staff accepted the conclusions of the investigation and stated that this was a very serious value incident and said: ".
In view of the conclusions of the investigation, the commander of the "Eternal Judea" battalion will be reprimanded by the commander of the Central Command.
In the case of the company commander and the platoon commander, immediate dismissal proceedings will be instituted and they will not serve in command positions for two years.
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