PA officers on a road near the Palestinian town of Beitunia, and allegedly beaten by them. The PA officers took the man in their cruiser toward Ramallah, but shortly after handed him over to Israeli forces. The roadblock had been set up by the PA officers in Area C of the West Bank, which is supposed to be under full Israeli civil and security control. The IDF says the PA officers had "exceeded their authority to operate in these areas," and Israeli security authorities "described the incident as a serious overreach by the [PA] security forces, endangering the life of the Israeli civilian and using aggressive and severe force against him." The army says that three PA officers were detained this week over their involvement in the roadblock and the assault of the Israeli man, and they are now being questioned by the Shin Bet. "The IDF maintains security coordination in accordance with the directive of the political echelon. At the same time, the IDF will not tolerate any deviation from procedures," the military adds.
Das israelische Militär erklärt, es habe drei Polizisten der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde festgenommen, die illegal eine Straßensperre in Gebiet C des Westjordanlands errichtet und im vergangenen Monat einen dienstfreien Reservisten festgehalten und misshandelt hätten. Bei dem Vorfall am 23. August wurde der bewaffnete israelische Siedler von den PA-Polizisten auf einer Straße nahe der palästinensischen Stadt Beitunia angehalten und angeblich von ihnen verprügelt. Die PA-Polizisten brachten den Mann in ihrem Streifenwagen in Richtung Ramallah, übergaben ihn jedoch kurz darauf den israelischen Streitkräften. Die Straßensperre war von den PA-Polizisten in Gebiet C des Westjordanlands errichtet worden, das eigentlich vollständig unter israelischer Zivil- und Sicherheitskontrolle stehen soll. Die IDF erklärt, die PA-Polizisten hätten „ihre Befugnisse überschritten, in diesen Gebieten tätig zu werden“, und israelische Sicherheitsbehörden „bezeichneten den Vorfall als schwerwiegende Kompetenzüberschreitung durch die Sicherheitskräfte der [PA], durch die das Leben des israelischen Zivilisten gefährdet und aggressive sowie schwere Gewalt gegen ihn angewendet wurde“. Das Militär erklärt, drei PA-Polizisten seien diese Woche wegen ihrer Beteiligung an der Straßensperre und dem Übergriff auf den israelischen Mann festgenommen worden und würden nun vom Schin Bet verhört. „Die IDF hält sich gemäß der Weisung der politischen Führung an die Sicherheitskoordination. Gleichzeitig wird die IDF keinerlei Abweichung von den Verfahren tolerieren“, fügt das Militär hinzu.
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The Israeli military says it apprehended three Palestinian Authority police officers who illegally set up a blockade in Area C of the West Bank and detained and assaulted an off-duty reservist last month. In the incident on August 23, the armed Israeli settler was stopped by the PA officers on a road near the Palestinian town of Beitunia, and allegedly beaten by them. The PA officers took the man in their cruiser toward Ramallah, but shortly after handed him over to Israeli forces. The roadblock had been set up by the PA officers in Area C of the West Bank, which is supposed to be under full Israeli civil and security control. The IDF says the PA officers had "exceeded their authority to operate in these areas," and Israeli security authorities "described the incident as a serious overreach by the [PA] security forces, endangering the life of the Israeli civilian and using aggressive and severe force against him." The army says that three PA officers were detained this week over their involvement in the roadblock and the assault of the Israeli man, and they are now being questioned by the Shin Bet. "The IDF maintains security coordination in accordance with the directive of the political echelon. At the same time, the IDF will not tolerate any deviation from procedures," the military adds.
