Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeBodycam footage of the arrest shows the officer kicking the suspect, threatening him and ordering him to kneel for a photo. The officer then wrote in a report following the arrest that the suspect had struck him firstShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYair Foldes06:01 PM • July 01 2026 IDTAn Israeli police officer in the city of Holon struck a 22-year-old Palestinian suspect without apparent provocation and then falsely claimed the suspect had assaulted him first, despite body camera footage contradicting his account, according to video reviewed by Haaretz.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel policePalestiniansCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTwo-state SolutionMelat KirosChatGPTSerj TankianHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraeli Police Officer Beat Palestinian Unprovoked, Lied About It, Footage ShowsPolice: Man Fatally Shot After Trying to Stab Officer, Motive UnclearThis Language School Wants Israelis to Do More Than Order Hummus in ArabicA Remote Kibbutz Was Named a UN Best Tourism Village. Too Bad You Can't VisitRemembering Al-Baqa Cafe: 'It Was Different From Every Other Place in Gaza'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village