Footage shows Palestinian family in car under attack in West Bank during Israeli raid
Footage shows Palestinian family in car under attack in West Bank during Israeli raid
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A series of videos show the moment a car carrying a family in the occupied West Bank came under attack during an Israeli raid into the city of Jenin yesterday. At least seven gunshots are heard as the passengers including children scream before the footage filmed from inside the Kia vehicle shows the car crashing on the side of the road.
Wadah Soubeh, who was inside the car, said his 43-year-old cousin who was driving, Ahmed al Shayeb, was killed in the attack. The dashboard seen in the footage filmed inside the car shows that it was taken at 1.10pm local time on Tuesday. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player.
Israel launched a major military operation into Jenin on Tuesday and said its forces had "initiated a counterterrorism operation" in the area. Sky News geolocated another video filmed after the attack that shows the abandoned vehicle on the same road around 600m northwest of the Jenin refugee camp.
An Israeli military vehicle can be seen in the background - less than 100m from the car. It's unclear whether that vehicle was involved and how long after the attack this particular video was filmed. Mr Soubeh said the family left Jenin at the start of the raid and were "heavily shot at".
"When we turned right on the road to Burqin, we drove another 30 or 40 metres. Ahmed al Shayeb said 'oh God'. After he said 'oh God', he stopped breathing," he added. A funeral was held on Wednesday for Mr al Shayeb, who owned a mobile phone shop in Jenin.
Sky News asked the IDF whether its forces were involved and why it had a vehicle in the area at the time and received the following response: "The IDF arrests individuals wanted for suspected terrorist activities, incitement of terrorism, and terrorists who have carried out or are planning to carry out attacks.
