An absolutely horrendous microcosm of apartheid in the West Bank today. Palestinian man - Harun Abu Aram - desperately tries to rescue his electric generator which Israeli soldiers have seized. So a soldier shoots him. Harun is now in critical condition.

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/.premium-palestinian-shot-in-confrontation-with-israeli-soldiers-in-grave-condition-1.9416596

Raids like these - to destroy homes, shelters, water pipes etc. - happen all the time. On this occasion, Israeli forces returned to a Palestinian community in the southern West Bank targeted for a demolition just five weeks ago. https://twitter.com/saritm0/status/1345019675030282240

In 2020, Israeli authorities demolished a total of *822* Palestinian-owned structures in the occupied West Bank & East Jerusalem (data up to 21 Dec, via UN OCHA).

They are destroyed for lacking permits - permits Israel intentionally & systematically denies Palestinians.

Palestinian homes & basic infrastructure are being targeted for destruction, at the same time as Israeli settlements expand. As @dror_etkes noted, Maon Farm settlement is visible in the video, an outpost the Israeli gov't aims to retroactively 'legalise'. https://twitter.com/dror_etkes/status/1345009661913800711

Israeli army spokesperson's version of events?

"A violent incident in which violence was directed at Israeli forces by a number of Palestinians".

"150" Palestinians in "mass stone-throwing".

Did they know there was a video? Maybe, maybe not - but they do know it won't matter.

Update.

Harun is reportedly "paralysed from the neck down". https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210102-palestinian-left-quadraplegic-by-israeli-army-fire