2016
During an Israeli arrest raid Sunday in the West Bank village of al-Ram, Associated Press photographer Majdi Mohammed was hit by a rubber-coated bullet fired by Israeli forces from very close range. Majdi had been ordered to leave the scene and was walking away when he was shot in his upper back.
We have reason to believe that this shooting was intentional. The border policeman who we believe fired the bullet had shouted and cursed at Majdi moments before the shooting. Majdi was shot from a distance of just 10 meters, and the bullet struck him in an area that was not covered by his protective vest. Majdi’s vest clearly identified him as “press,” and he was nowhere near the stone-throwing protesters who were clashing with the forces at the time.
This is just the latest in a string of attacks by Israeli border police on journalists.
