An Israeli soldier is being questioned after being filmed apparently shooting a rubber-coated bullet at a bound and blindfolded Palestinian detainee.
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The Palestinian man has said the rubber bullet hit his left big toe, and that he was later treated by an army medic.
The Israeli army said it was a "grave incident that contradicted its values".
A 14-year-old girl reportedly filmed the incident on 7 July from the window of her home in the town of Nilin, which has been the scene of violent protests against the West Bank barrier.
Immediately afterwards, an inquiry was conducted by the brigade commander responsible, but no action was taken, reports say.
'Edited parts'
However, after examining the footage of the incident on Sunday, the military advocate general ordered military police to open an investigation, military spokeswoman Maj Avital Leibovitz said.
"But there are questions about the edited parts," she told the DPA news agency, referring to a moment in the video shortly after the weapon is fired, when the camera moves away briefly before showing the Palestinian detainee lying on the ground.
A spokeswoman for rights group B'Tselem, Sarit Michaeli, said the girl had accidentally stopped filming when she was startled by the gunshot and continued as soon as she became aware she had pressed the stop button.
The group also said the footage appeared to contradict a statement by the soldier's commander, who was present at the scene.
The Israeli military originally said that the lieutenant colonel had been unaware of the incident and that the door of his patrol vehicle had blocked his line of sight.
However, the footage appears to show him holding the Palestinian detainee's arm when the shot is fired. The Jerusalem Post also reports that the commander told the soldier: "Shoot him, shoot him."
(BBC)
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