Israel commander suspended for using 'human shields'

The Israeli military has suspended the commander of an operation in which troops ordered Palestinian youths in the West Bank to stand in front of their vehicle to protect it from stones thrown by locals, the army spokesman’s office said today.

Video footage capturing this incident in Nablus on Wednesday is the latest piece of evidence that the army continues to use human shields in violation of a landmark Israeli Supreme Court ruling in 2005 barring the practice.