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Palestinian: IDF dog bites boy in Nablus

Latest incident marks second such case in two weeks; victim’s brother: Dog wouldn’t let go

Palestinian sources in Nablus say that a dog that took part in an army operation in the city bit a 12 year-old Palestinian boy during a search of a home. The child sustained serious injuries to his leg.

 

The latest incident marks the second time where a dog bites a child in the course of searches during anti-terror operations. Two weeks ago, a dog bit another 12 year-old child in Jenin. The IDF's Spokesperson Unit has yet to respond to the latest incident.

 

Palestinians say that in the course of the operation, men were requested to leave their home, and a dog was sent to conduct searches in one of the homes.

 

The child, Bassal abu-Dahuk, was taken to a Nablus hospital. His older brother, Muhammad, told Ynet: "An army force arrived at our street early in the morning. Soldiers entered the home of neighbors and asked our landlord to come in. She came into our home and my father complied with the soldiers' instructions and left the house. The door of the house remained open and suddenly an army dog went in, completely unescorted."

 

Muhammad says family members were alarmed by the dog, which started to attack them.

 

"Suddenly we saw the dog bite my brother in his leg and hand, he dragged him outside. Despite all of our shouts and attempts to kick the dog, the dog wouldn’t to let go of Bassal," Muhammad said.

 

Sister faints

 

Muhammad added that the dog dragged Bassal towards the stairs where the soldiers were standing. "I started hitting the dog with metal boxes I found in the stairwell until the dog released my brother," he said.

 

An army medic then administered first aid to the child and called for him to be evacuated to hospital. A younger sister in the family of 11 also needed medical treatment after fainting and feeling unwell due to the dog's attack.

 


פרסום ראשון: 12.19.05, 17:30
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