Palestinians: Border Guard officers beat Hawara youth
Residents of Nablus adjacent village say 16-year-old teen was beaten by Border Guard officers for no reason, cite repeated abuse by forces stationed in the area. Border Guard Command investigatingAli Waked
A Palestinian youth suffering from a heart condition was reportedly beaten by Border Guard officers in the West Bank village of Hawara, near Nablus, Ynet learn Tuesday.
Jihad Huwari, 16, told Ynet that, he and his cousin were stopped by a Border Guard patrol on Sunday. The officers allowed the cousin to go ahead, but asked Huwari to present his ID. "They took it and began to insult me and laugh and then one of them hit me with the barrel of his rifle."
