Israeli soldiers Tuesday assaulted and beat up a Palestinian youth after raiding his house in the town of Arraba, southwest of Jenin, according to security sources.

Soldiers broke into the house of Allam Shaer in Arraba and brutally assaulted him. He was transferred to nearby Jenin public hospital for medical treatment.

According to several testimonies given to B'Tselem, an Israeli human rights organization, Israeli forces “use violence, and at times gross violence, against Palestinians unnecessarily and without justification.”

“Most cases involve a "small dose" of ill-treatment such as a slap, a kick, an insult, a pointless delay at checkpoints, or degrading treatment.”

“These acts have become an integral part of Palestinian life in the Occupied Territories. From time to time, however, cases of severe brutality occur.”

Source: WAFA