CCTV exposes Israeli abduction of a Palestinian man in the West Bank

CCTV footage has revealed the dramatic abduction of a Palestinian man by Israeli special forces in the Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem.

The video, shared by the Palestinian Media Center, shows soldiers leaping from what appears to be a delivery van and seizing Salah Faraj from his car.

These covert operations are increasingly commonplace in the occupied West Bank.

• In a recent raid in Nablus, Israeli special forces used an ambulance to enter the area, an act a UN expert condemned as a “flagrant violation of international law.” The raid resulted in the deaths of an elderly Palestinian woman and a man.

• Last year, similar tactics were employed during a raid on a hospital in Jenin, where Israeli forces posed as medical staff and civilians. The operation ended with three Palestinians dead, including a patient.

Israel’s reliance on deception and civilian disguises in its military operations has drawn international criticism, with rights groups accusing it of undermining basic principles of international law.