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UPDATE, Nov 12, 2015

Palestinians to Send ICC Video of Israeli Interrogation of Boy Suspected of Attack, published by Haaretz
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UPDATE, Nov. 11, 2015

by IMEMC News & Agencies

This controversial video shows clips of the interrogation of 13-year-old Palestinian child, Ahmad Manasra, as Israeli occupation detectives curse and verbally abuse Manasra, in questioning him about the incident and his alleged motives.

The time of which the footage was recorded is not known.

On Oct. 30, Israel's Jerusalem District Court indicted 13-year-old Manasra on charges of attempted murder following an attack on two Israelis settlers, according to Israeli media.

The event took place on Oct. 12, in Jerusalem.

In the video, one interrogator repeatedly shouts at Manasra, in Arabic, to "shut up", as Manansra continuously pleads for the officer to believe that he cannot remember anything about the incident.

The officer is then seen questioning the boy about a phone call with his lawyer, and then tells him that he is accused of the attempted murder of "two Zionist Jews", and that Manasra had supported "the enemy in time of war", which Manasra does not seem to understand.

The interrogator is next recorded showing Manasra a video of the attack, shouting questions at him about details of the incident. Manasra starts to cry as he says that he "doesn't know" and "cannot remember," pleading with the officer to "take me to the doctor to check me," all while hitting himself on the head.

Manasra continues to say that "he cannot remember anything," begging the detective to believe him, and adds that he "woke up the next day not knowing what had happened to me."

The detective continuously calls Manasra a "liar".

Another interrogator joins the first, as he continues to ask him about his motives, Mansara finally says, "Everything you're saying is correct, I cannot remember. From what I've seen on the camera [of the original incident] it's 100 percent correct, but I cannot remember anything."

The two interrogators are seen smiling as they discuss details of whether he was holding the knife up or down. Manasra tells the investigator, "you've been asking me about it all along and you don't know if the knife was held up or not."

The second interrogator starts shouting at Manasra and asking him about his motives. Manasra starts to cry, saying that he has "forgotten," again begging the men to "take me to a doctor to see if I remember."

During the attack, Ahmad's 15-year-old cousin, Hassan, was shot dead on site by Israeli occupation forces, while Ahmad was knocked over by an Israeli settler car and seriously wounded.

A video of Ahmad lying injured and bloody on the ground after being hit by the car was uploaded to social media and went viral. In the footage, a settler onlooker can clearly be heard saying: "Die, you son of a wh***! Die!", while another tells the police officer to shoot him until he dies.

Ahmad will reportedly be held in a closed facility until prosecution, with the court rejecting the family's request that he be placed under house arrest.

Last month, Israeli news site Ynet said that the cousins committed the attack after returning from school and discussing the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Gaza, before deciding to be "martyrs".

Also Israeli authorities have claimed that the boy had a knife, and said that he had made a threats with it.

Due to his age, Ahmad cannot face jail time until he turns 14, in January.

At least 81 Palestinians have now been killed since the beginning of October, as rights group call for Israel to halt "unlawful" killings of Palestinians who have not posed a great enough threat at the time of their death for the deliberate use of force to be permissible by Israeli forces.

At least 13 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces in the unrest.
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Oct 30, 2015

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israel's Jerusalem District Court on Friday indicted 13-year-old Palestinian Ahmad Manasra on charges of attempted murder following an attack on two Israelis on Oct. 12 in Jerusalem, Israeli media reported.

The stabbing attack took place near the illegal Pisgat Zeev settlement in East Jerusalem, with Israeli police reporting that two Israelis, aged 13 and 21, were seriously injured.

Ahmad's 15-year-old cousin, Hassan, was shot dead at the scene by Israeli forces, while Ahmad was knocked over by a car and seriously wounded.

A video of Ahmad lying injured and bloody on the ground after being hit by the car was uploaded to social media and went viral. In the footage, an Israeli onlooker can clearly be heard saying: "Die, son of a whore! Die!" while another tells the police officer to shoot him.

Ahmad will be held in a closed facility until prosecution, with the court rejecting the family's request that he be placed under house arrest.

Israeli news site Ynet said that the cousins committed the attack after returning from school and discussing the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Gaza, before deciding to be "martyrs."