IDF GOC Southern Command Yoav Galant decided Monday to dismiss an infantry officer, whose troops wounded a 14-year-old Palestinian girl last month while employing the banned "neighbor policy" - in which Palestinian civilians are ordered to assist troops in arresting wanted militants.

The High Court of Justice banned the use of the "neighbor policy" two years ago, saying it violates international law.

According to an inquiry into the incident, troops from a special infantry unit surrounded a Beit Hanun house on July 12, in which militants were believed to be holed up. After several family members exited the house, troops ordered the mother to go back inside and bring out additional people. The mother in turn sent her 14-year-old daughter Rena Mufid.