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An IDF officer directing Palestinian pedestrian traffic at the Hawara checkpoint near Nablus. (Archive) Last update - 01:33 09/10/2006 Witnesses: IDF troops beat two handcuffed Palestinians at Nablus checkpoint By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent Israel Defense Forces soldiers brutally beat two Palestinian brothers at the Hawara checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus early Sunday morning. Three brothers - Nadel, Nidal and Ahmed Shatiyeh - were arrested by security forces in their home in the village of Salem overnight and interrogated at a military base near the checkpoint between the hours of 2 A.M. and 6 A.M. Sunday. Following the conclusion of their interrogation, Nadel and Nidal were transferred to Hawara from where they were to be released home by IDF soldiers at the checkpoint. (The third brother, Ahmed, remained in custody and was not released). Advertisement Upon their arrival at the checkpoint, soldiers placed the two brothers in a small holding cell blindfolded and with their hands tied together. One of the brothers told Haaretz on Sunday that after five hours in the cell, human rights activists threw a bottle of water into the cell. The brother said they attempted to remove their blindfolds at which point two soldiers entered the cell and retied the blindfolds over their eyes. The soldiers then began to beat the two bound and blind-folded brothers with their assault rifles. "They hit us all over - our back, our waist, our chest - until we lost consciousness. They were not human. They were wild animals," one of the brothers said. An activist from Rabbis from Human Rights, Zakariya Asade, told Haaretz the two brothers were not able to get up after they were beaten. Asade called an ambulance which took the brothers to a Nablus hospital. Asade said he has photographs of one of the soldiers involved in the beating and said he intends to hand the image over to the IDF. Machsom Watch activist Ditza Yitzhaki, who was at the scene, confirmed the report of the brothers' beating by the IDF soldiers. The IDF Spokesperson said it was unaware of any incident of abuse. IDF sources told Haaretz said the Samaria regional brigade began investigating the incident upon receiving a complaint from Rabbis for Human Rights. A force from the Paratroopers Brigade is stationed at the Hawara checkpoint. The checkpoint commander and soldiers there denied abusing the two men. The IDF is continuing with its probe. Bookmark to del.icio.us   'Icon of evil' Hitler icons take center stage at Jerusalem students' end-of-year art show. Caught on film Human rights group releases video of IDF soldier shooting Palestinian at short range.   1.   IDF beat,.....etc. 18:33  |  cesare 08/10/06   2.   Why the special treatment? 19:14  |  Michael 08/10/06   3.   Most moral army ?? 19:22  |  NEUTERED OBSERVER 08/10/06   4.   Happens in all armies...not unique to IDF 19:39  |  David 08/10/06   5.   SPECIAL TREATMENT - Michael 19:51  |  George 08/10/06   6.   Oh, and George in LA 21:47  |  Michael 08/10/06   7.   Michael even the people who know it best 22:01  |  Jasmine Murphy 08/10/06   8.   Why Haaaretz printed this story 22:29  |  Wonderer41 08/10/06   9.   The soldiers who did this must be brought to justice. 22:57  |  Timothy 08/10/06   10.   Beaten Palestinian`s 23:31  |  * BEN JABO 08/10/06   11.   re: Wonderer41 00:51  |  Paulo 09/10/06   12.   only in Isreal... 01:15  |  LB 09/10/06   13.   the exception, not the rule 01:29  |  hollingsworth 09/10/06   14.   Michael #2 01:33  |  Dr.Joji Cherian 09/10/06   15.   wonderer41 thats where your wrong 01:58  |  Omar 09/10/06   16.   to # 10-Ben jabo 02:01  |  Darwish 09/10/06   17.   It is the normal 02:29  |  Palestinian 09/10/06   18.   show me pictures 03:05  |  vik 09/10/06   19.   Reply to David #3 05:30  |  Victo 09/10/06   20.   #16 - Darwish 05:36  |  * BEN JABO 09/10/06   21.   Morals #3 12:39  |  JJ 09/10/06   22.   #18 Vik 17:01  |  Sami 09/10/06   23.   #22 SAMI 00:17  |  * BEN JABO 10/10/06   24.   vic #18 Makes no sense 19:53  |  T A Sheppard 10/10/06   25.   Better treatment than the Pals do to the lost IDF soldiers 21:41  |  JB 19/12/07   26.   #22 SAMI 05:30  |  DANNY 20/12/07   27.   Yes the most moral army! Uh 03:12  |  whatever 21/07/08

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