Soldier accused of shooting at bound Palestinian says CO ordered fire

The IDF soldier captured on video while firing a rubber-coated bullet at a bound Palestinian detainee in a rally near the town of Naalin, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, told the Military Police he fired after being given a direct order by his commanding officer.

The Military Defense Counsel filed a motion for the soldier's release with the Military Advocate General's Operations' Division; citing there is no reason to have him remanded. (Hanan Greenberg)