Israeli army assaulted New York Times Journalist during Jerusalem raid

An Israeli soldier used the muzzle of his rifle to hit New York Times journalist Aaron Boxerman, according to a report by the newspaper on Monday. 

Boxerman was standing near the entrance to a house in Jerusalem where a celebration was taking place to welcome Ashraf Zughayer home from prison. Zughayer was freed as part of the Gaza hostage swap, The New York Times reported. 

The soldier then waved his loaded rifle at another New York Times reporter, Natan Odenheimer, who identified himself as a journalist, according to the NYT. The same told Odenheimer that he didn’t care, using what the report said was an expletive. 

The Israeli soldiers also pointed their rifles at party attendees, although a video verified by NYT showed the attendees complying with the soldiers’ commands and not posing any threat. The soldiers yelled profanities at Zughayer’s relatives and "struck" his father in the chest.