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2 IOF soldiers jailed for burning Palestinian flag

Posted On: 14-04-2016 | National News
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PNN/Jerusalem Two Israeli soldiers were jailed by their commanders on Wednesday after they confiscated a Palestinian flag from a vehicle passing through an IOF checkpoint and burned it in front of dozens of Palestinians on Wednesday morning. An Israeli occupation forces' (IOF) spokesman confirmed the incident, which took place at the Hawara checkpoint near Nablus, in the north of the occupy West Bank. Hundreds of Palestinians were crossing the checkpoint while the flag burned, Palestinians reported. According to local sources, Palestinian officials lodged a formal complaint with Israeli authorities, who promised to take action against the soldiers who burned the flag. “The commanding officers are aware of the incident, and it will be investigated,” an IOF spokesperson said, confirming that “from an initial investigation, this appears to be an irregular incident in which troops acted against what is expected of them, and against the orders of their officers.” “It will be dealt with via disciplinary measures,” the IOF added. Within hours, the IOF announced that the commander of the soldier who set the flag ablaze was sentenced to 20 days in jail, while the soldier who did the torching was confined to his base for 28 days, the Times of Israel reported.

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