Israel admits mistakenly killing Palestinian bystander said to be ’15-year-old boy’

[Morch]

Yeah , the usual excuses , nothing different to expect anyway ... no surprise .

But WHY didn't the Israeli soldiers let the ambulance pass to help the boy ?

He did not die because of a gunshot , but because he lost too much blood .

The ambulance was retained 90 min . by the time they could finally pass , the boy was dead .

And you know this for a fact because it was reported by a single source....?

The Palestinian Authority, who named the dead boy as Mahmoud Rafat Badran, from the village of Beit-Uhr-Eh-Tahta, said that three other Palestinians also injured were treated at a medical centre in Ramallah, and a fourth wounded person had been taken to Israel for treatment.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/21/israeli-troops-mistakenly-kill-palestinian-teenager-stone-throwers

[Scott]

Off-topic posts removed.

[pumpuy]

This story was covered by all the big agencies as Reuters , BBC , Al Jazeera etc ...

Some give more detailed infos about the time of waiting for the ambulance , others are non specific on this point .

But fact is that the ambulance was retained and not allowed to provide help to the injured .

[Morch]

This story was covered by all the big agencies as Reuters , BBC , Al Jazeera etc ...

Some give more detailed infos about the time of waiting for the ambulance , others are non specific on this point .

But fact is that the ambulance was retained and not allowed to provide help to the injured .

May want to check again. Most run re-hashes of earlier versions. Fact checking and corrections, come later, if at all. The OP, for example, is hardly an exercise in original or investigative journalism. The "fact" is simply the first (or one of the earliest) version to do the rounds. By the time details can be verified, it will be too late to make a difference if it's accurate or not.

[DaddyWarbucks]

This story was covered by all the big agencies as Reuters , BBC , Al Jazeera etc ...

Some give more detailed infos about the time of waiting for the ambulance , others are non specific on this point .

But fact is that the ambulance was retained and not allowed to provide help to the injured .

If it can be proven that the ambulance was indeed detained or delayed, then those responsible should be charged as accessories to the crime.

Fat chance that will happen.

Hope I'm wrong.

What's needed here is an unbiased international court to decide this case.

[Morch]

This story was covered by all the big agencies as Reuters , BBC , Al Jazeera etc ...

Some give more detailed infos about the time of waiting for the ambulance , others are non specific on this point .

But fact is that the ambulance was retained and not allowed to provide help to the injured .

If it can be proven that the ambulance was indeed detained or delayed, then those responsible should be charged as accessories to the crime.

Fat chance that will happen.

Hope I'm wrong.

What's needed here is an unbiased international court to decide this case.

And what ought to be done if it turns out such reports were (to put it in another poster's words) "deliberate lies"? But here's a wild guess - if these reports are found to be incorrect, such findings will be dismissed as lies and propaganda.

There is hardly an unbiased international court in existence, and most countries do not allow for their soldiers to be subjected for international trials. Granted, a learned reasoning as to why Israel ought to be a different case is no doubt forthcoming.

[DaddyWarbucks]

This story was covered by all the big agencies as Reuters , BBC , Al Jazeera etc ...

Some give more detailed infos about the time of waiting for the ambulance , others are non specific on this point .

But fact is that the ambulance was retained and not allowed to provide help to the injured .

If it can be proven that the ambulance was indeed detained or delayed, then those responsible should be charged as accessories to the crime.

Fat chance that will happen.

Hope I'm wrong.

What's needed here is an unbiased international court to decide this case.

And what ought to be done if it turns out such reports were (to put it in another poster's words) "deliberate lies"? But here's a wild guess - if these reports are found to be incorrect, such findings will be dismissed as lies and propaganda.

There is hardly an unbiased international court in existence, and most countries do not allow for their soldiers to be subjected for international trials. Granted, a learned reasoning as to why Israel ought to be a different case is no doubt forthcoming.

The attack and killing took place on occupied territory - Palestine.

That fact should argue for an unbiased trial venue.

[Ulysses G.]

Israel is a pariah state in your imagination, perhaps. Reality is somewhat different.

Go on bashing and ranting, got to milk this for all its got, right?

He is a one trick pony. Greatly exaggerate, twist the truth and out and out lie. Anything to make Israel the supposed villains.

[dexterm]

Can you imagine the outrage in any other modern civilized democracy.

Off duty armed police/soldiers stumble upon a group of youths throwing stones. So from an overpass they see a car they think may be the vandals'. So how do they try to arrest them? Fire a barrage of bullets through the roof and rear window. Just pure psychopathic malice and thoughts of revenge. "I'll get the *!*!" without any knowledge of the people inside the vehicle.

What this incident highlights is the culture of impunity in the IDF. No thought of consequences for their actions, because this is the daily routine in Occupied Palestine, where soldiers can get away with murder. All you have to do is say you thought there was a threatening situation, when people were running away, or as in this case simply driving home.

[cooked]

Maybe this kind of thing would happen less if 'Palestine' didn't have written into its constitution that it wants to eliminate Israel. If Gaza TV didn't have shows for little kids showing them how to knife Israelis. If Gaza would spend more money on developing their country and less on trying to eliminate Israel. etc, etc.

I lived in Israel for a few months and preferred the company of Arabs (yes there are many Arabs living and working in Israel) to that of Jews that had been forced to live on a defence footing all their lives. I still defend the right of Israel to exist however, which probably makes me an Islamophobic racist or something.

[dexterm]

Maybe this kind of thing would happen less if 'Palestine' didn't have written into its constitution that it wants to eliminate Israel. If Gaza TV didn't have shows for little kids showing them how to knife Israelis. If Gaza would spend more money on developing their country and less on trying to eliminate Israel. etc, etc.

I lived in Israel for a few months and preferred the company of Arabs (yes there are many Arabs living and working in Israel) to that of Jews that had been forced to live on a defence footing all their lives. I still defend the right of Israel to exist however, which probably makes me an Islamophobic racist or something.

You are incorrect.

How Many Times Must the Palestinians Recognize Israel?

Netanyahus new 'Jewish state' mantra negates the fact that Palestinians recognized Israel more than twenty years ago. Theyre still waiting for Israel to recognize Palestine.

http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.579701

No desire to drift off topic. Just correcting a misconception.

[cooked]

Who is drifting off topic? Recognising Israel and wanting to destroy it aren't mutually exclusive. Palestine has repeatedly refused peaceful solutions proposed by a variety of leaders since 1949, for instance:

http://www.jta.org/2016/03/10/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/abbas-reportedly-turned-down-new-us-peace-initiative-presented-by-biden

What has recognising Israel got to do with it?

[i claudius]

If the Palestinians were not constantly firing rockets into Israel , attacking innocent people and throwing petrol bombs at soldiers ,then terrible things like this would not happen ,hang your head in shame Hamas .

[dexterm]

If the Palestinians were not constantly firing rockets into Israel , attacking innocent people and throwing petrol bombs at soldiers ,then terrible things like this would not happen ,hang your head in shame Hamas .

Another misconception in an attempt to deflect.

Illegal Zionist colonists driving on an for Israelis only apartheid road and an IDF army of occupation protecting them are not innocent people.

[DeaconJohn]

If the Palestinians were not constantly firing rockets into Israel , attacking innocent people and throwing petrol bombs at soldiers ,then terrible things like this would not happen ,hang your head in shame Hamas .

If the Israelis were not constantly building illegal settlements on occupied territory, displacing and attacking innocent people, then terrible things like this would not happen. Hang your head in shame, Israel.

[dick dasterdly]

Can you imagine the outrage in any other modern civilized democracy.

Off duty armed police/soldiers stumble upon a group of youths throwing stones. So from an overpass they see a car they think may be the vandals'. So how do they try to arrest them? Fire a barrage of bullets through the roof and rear window. Just pure psychopathic malice and thoughts of revenge. "I'll get the *!*!" without any knowledge of the people inside the vehicle.

What this incident highlights is the culture of impunity in the IDF. No thought of consequences for their actions, because this is the daily routine in Occupied Palestine, where soldiers can get away with murder. All you have to do is say you thought there was a threatening situation, when people were running away, or as in this case simply driving home.

To be fair, this happens all too often by soldiers from 'civilised' countries too - and not much happens about it.

Not that I am defending what happened in this case in any way, shape or form - but I do think it will be pretty much 'brushed under the carpet' as has happened in various other atrocities.

[Morch]

If it can be proven that the ambulance was indeed detained or delayed, then those responsible should be charged as accessories to the crime.

Fat chance that will happen.

Hope I'm wrong.

What's needed here is an unbiased international court to decide this case.

And what ought to be done if it turns out such reports were (to put it in another poster's words) "deliberate lies"? But here's a wild guess - if these reports are found to be incorrect, such findings will be dismissed as lies and propaganda.

There is hardly an unbiased international court in existence, and most countries do not allow for their soldiers to be subjected for international trials. Granted, a learned reasoning as to why Israel ought to be a different case is no doubt forthcoming.

The attack and killing took place on occupied territory - Palestine.

That fact should argue for an unbiased trial venue.

Care to point out how is this an international norm? Many cases of sovereign countries allowing their soldiers to be judged by international courts?

Quick reference list - USA, Russia (and in the past, USSR), China, UK, France, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iran....goes on and on.

Taking it even a bit further, do all UN peace keeping forces face international justice for transgressions and wrongdoing?

[Morch]

Can you imagine the outrage in any other modern civilized democracy.

Off duty armed police/soldiers stumble upon a group of youths throwing stones. So from an overpass they see a car they think may be the vandals'. So how do they try to arrest them? Fire a barrage of bullets through the roof and rear window. Just pure psychopathic malice and thoughts of revenge. "I'll get the *!*!" without any knowledge of the people inside the vehicle.

What this incident highlights is the culture of impunity in the IDF. No thought of consequences for their actions, because this is the daily routine in Occupied Palestine, where soldiers can get away with murder. All you have to do is say you thought there was a threatening situation, when people were running away, or as in this case simply driving home.

Because wrongful shootings by security personnel, mistaken identities and errors in judgement never occur in democratic countries. Right.

There is no off-duty when armed police/soldiers encounter an emergency situation. This is not unique to Israel, in most cases the expectation is that such people will react to the situation at hand. The same goes for "off-duty" medical personnel. The soldiers (not policemen) did not "stumble" on a "group of youths throwing stones" - more deliberate twisting of facts. There were already wounded passengers and damaged vehicles at the time they arrived at the scene. Not "stones", rocks, and petrol, which continuously fails to appear in your "account" of events.

You have no idea what went on in the soldiers mind, you have no idea how things exactly appeared on the scene - yet it does not stop you from presenting your imagination as fact.

Impunity how? There was already an admittance of wrongdoing (see OP headline for reference), there are two parallel investigations underway.

Israeli Officer Who Killed Palestinian Teen Faces Likely Punishment

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.726529

[Morch]

If the Palestinians were not constantly firing rockets into Israel , attacking innocent people and throwing petrol bombs at soldiers ,then terrible things like this would not happen ,hang your head in shame Hamas .

Another misconception in an attempt to deflect.

Illegal Zionist colonists driving on an for Israelis only apartheid road and an IDF army of occupation protecting them are not innocent people.

Do you know, for a fact, that the passengers in the vehicles attacked were Israeli? Or that they were illegal settlers? Or what their political affiliations were?

[dick dasterdly]

Can you imagine the outrage in any other modern civilized democracy.

Off duty armed police/soldiers stumble upon a group of youths throwing stones. So from an overpass they see a car they think may be the vandals'. So how do they try to arrest them? Fire a barrage of bullets through the roof and rear window. Just pure psychopathic malice and thoughts of revenge. "I'll get the *!*!" without any knowledge of the people inside the vehicle.

What this incident highlights is the culture of impunity in the IDF. No thought of consequences for their actions, because this is the daily routine in Occupied Palestine, where soldiers can get away with murder. All you have to do is say you thought there was a threatening situation, when people were running away, or as in this case simply driving home.

Because wrongful shootings by security personnel, mistaken identities and errors in judgement never occur in democratic countries. Right.

There is no off-duty when armed police/soldiers encounter an emergency situation. This is not unique to Israel, in most cases the expectation is that such people will react to the situation at hand. The same goes for "off-duty" medical personnel. The soldiers (not policemen) did not "stumble" on a "group of youths throwing stones" - more deliberate twisting of facts. There were already wounded passengers and damaged vehicles at the time they arrived at the scene. Not "stones", rocks, and petrol, which continuously fails to appear in your "account" of events.

You have no idea what went on in the soldiers mind, you have no idea how things exactly appeared on the scene - yet it does not stop you from presenting your imagination as fact.

Impunity how? There was already an admittance of wrongdoing (see OP headline for reference), there are two parallel investigations underway.

Israeli Officer Who Killed Palestinian Teen Faces Likely Punishment

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.726529

It wasn't (as far as I can make out) an "emergency' situation - the shooters deserved to be jailed for killing a boy that had nothing to do with the earlier acts.

But this isn't going to happen, just as other countries' soldiers have killed innocent children and civilians haven't been punished.

[DaddyWarbucks]

If it can be proven that the ambulance was indeed detained or delayed, then those responsible should be charged as accessories to the crime.

Fat chance that will happen.

Hope I'm wrong.

What's needed here is an unbiased international court to decide this case.

And what ought to be done if it turns out such reports were (to put it in another poster's words) "deliberate lies"? But here's a wild guess - if these reports are found to be incorrect, such findings will be dismissed as lies and propaganda.

There is hardly an unbiased international court in existence, and most countries do not allow for their soldiers to be subjected for international trials. Granted, a learned reasoning as to why Israel ought to be a different case is no doubt forthcoming.

The attack and killing took place on occupied territory - Palestine.

That fact should argue for an unbiased trial venue.

Care to point out how is this an international norm? Many cases of sovereign countries allowing their soldiers to be judged by international courts?

Quick reference list - USA, Russia (and in the past, USSR), China, UK, France, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iran....goes on and on.

Taking it even a bit further, do all UN peace keeping forces face international justice for transgressions and wrongdoing?

I didn't say it was an "international norm."

The incident itself goes beyond any ​norms ​of civilized behavior.

If the information released so far is true, then it is a double atrocity.

First: a military attack on unarmed civilians.

Second: delaying an ambulance while a teenage boy bleeds to death.

Try the case anywhere except in a kangaroo court in Israel.

Everybody involved deserves an impartial hearing.

[Morch]

Because wrongful shootings by security personnel, mistaken identities and errors in judgement never occur in democratic countries. Right.

There is no off-duty when armed police/soldiers encounter an emergency situation. This is not unique to Israel, in most cases the expectation is that such people will react to the situation at hand. The same goes for "off-duty" medical personnel. The soldiers (not policemen) did not "stumble" on a "group of youths throwing stones" - more deliberate twisting of facts. There were already wounded passengers and damaged vehicles at the time they arrived at the scene. Not "stones", rocks, and petrol, which continuously fails to appear in your "account" of events.

You have no idea what went on in the soldiers mind, you have no idea how things exactly appeared on the scene - yet it does not stop you from presenting your imagination as fact.

Impunity how? There was already an admittance of wrongdoing (see OP headline for reference), there are two parallel investigations underway.

Israeli Officer Who Killed Palestinian Teen Faces Likely Punishment

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.726529

It wasn't (as far as I can make out) an "emergency' situation - the shooters deserved to be jailed for killing a boy that had nothing to do with the earlier acts.

But this isn't going to happen, just as other countries' soldiers have killed innocent children and civilians haven't been punished.

What wasn't an emergency situation about it?

There are two investigations underway. That you (and others) "experts" already analyzed the situation and passed verdict (without having knowledge of circumstances, relevant details or a clear account of events) is not surprising, but hardly credible.

[Morch]

And what ought to be done if it turns out such reports were (to put it in another poster's words) "deliberate lies"? But here's a wild guess - if these reports are found to be incorrect, such findings will be dismissed as lies and propaganda.

There is hardly an unbiased international court in existence, and most countries do not allow for their soldiers to be subjected for international trials. Granted, a learned reasoning as to why Israel ought to be a different case is no doubt forthcoming.

The attack and killing took place on occupied territory - Palestine.

That fact should argue for an unbiased trial venue.

Care to point out how is this an international norm? Many cases of sovereign countries allowing their soldiers to be judged by international courts?

Quick reference list - USA, Russia (and in the past, USSR), China, UK, France, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iran....goes on and on.

Taking it even a bit further, do all UN peace keeping forces face international justice for transgressions and wrongdoing?

I didn't say it was an "international norm."

The incident itself goes beyond any ​norms ​of civilized behavior.

If the information released so far is true, then it is a double atrocity.

First: a military attack on unarmed civilians.

Second: delaying an ambulance while a teenage boy bleeds to death.

Try the case anywhere except in a kangaroo court in Israel.

Everybody involved deserves an impartial hearing.

The incident is not unique to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Innocents were shot, by accident or design, in many similar situations all over the world. Somehow, you and others seem to feel that when it comes to Israel, a different standard ought to be applied. No adequate justification is given for this reasoning.

IF the information is correct. The point being that you (and others) automatically take it to be correct. And while going on about "correct" - the soldiers apparently did not know that they were shooting at civilians, nor that they were unarmed. The shooting took place after an attack on civilian passengers, but that fails to register with some.

Which other country allows its soldiers to face an international court?

[DaddyWarbucks]

I didn't say it was an "international norm."

The incident itself goes beyond any ​norms ​of civilized behavior.

If the information released so far is true, then it is a double atrocity.

First: a military attack on unarmed civilians.

Second: delaying an ambulance while a teenage boy bleeds to death.

Try the case anywhere except in a kangaroo court in Israel.

Everybody involved deserves an impartial hearing.

The incident is not unique to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Innocents were shot, by accident or design, in many similar situations all over the world. Somehow, you and others seem to feel that when it comes to Israel, a different standard ought to be applied. No adequate justification is given for this reasoning.

IF the information is correct. The point being that you (and others) automatically take it to be correct. And while going on about "correct" - the soldiers apparently did not know that they were shooting at civilians, nor that they were unarmed. The shooting took place after an attack on civilian passengers, but that fails to register with some.

Which other country allows its soldiers to face an international court?

Of course I take the information to be correct until proven otherwise.

There is nothing about this story that strains credibility.

In Israel and occupied Palestine it's ​deja vu all over again.​

[Morch]

I didn't say it was an "international norm."

The incident itself goes beyond any ​norms ​of civilized behavior.

If the information released so far is true, then it is a double atrocity.

First: a military attack on unarmed civilians.

Second: delaying an ambulance while a teenage boy bleeds to death.

Try the case anywhere except in a kangaroo court in Israel.

Everybody involved deserves an impartial hearing.

The incident is not unique to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Innocents were shot, by accident or design, in many similar situations all over the world. Somehow, you and others seem to feel that when it comes to Israel, a different standard ought to be applied. No adequate justification is given for this reasoning.

IF the information is correct. The point being that you (and others) automatically take it to be correct. And while going on about "correct" - the soldiers apparently did not know that they were shooting at civilians, nor that they were unarmed. The shooting took place after an attack on civilian passengers, but that fails to register with some.

Which other country allows its soldiers to face an international court?

Of course I take the information to be correct until proven otherwise.

There is nothing about this story that strains credibility.

In Israel and occupied Palestine it's ​deja vu all over again.​

So there's no need for the media to prove anything, enough to claim it so. The burden of proof is with the reader?

As this "logic" seems to be applied only when it suits well known held opinions, it is not much different to saying "because I believe so".

As for the accuracy of certain stories, here's an example from a past case. Would be kinda embarrassing reflecting on some of the comments in the related TVF topic.

Israel Releases Photos of Hospitalized Palestinian Boy Abbas Claimed Was Executed

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.680612

Still no word on which countries actually follow the suggested standard....

[dexterm]

Because wrongful shootings by security personnel, mistaken identities and errors in judgement never occur in democratic countries. Right.

There is no off-duty when armed police/soldiers encounter an emergency situation. This is not unique to Israel, in most cases the expectation is that such people will react to the situation at hand. The same goes for "off-duty" medical personnel. The soldiers (not policemen) did not "stumble" on a "group of youths throwing stones" - more deliberate twisting of facts. There were already wounded passengers and damaged vehicles at the time they arrived at the scene. Not "stones", rocks, and petrol, which continuously fails to appear in your "account" of events.

You have no idea what went on in the soldiers mind, you have no idea how things exactly appeared on the scene - yet it does not stop you from presenting your imagination as fact.

Impunity how? There was already an admittance of wrongdoing (see OP headline for reference), there are two parallel investigations underway.

Israeli Officer Who Killed Palestinian Teen Faces Likely Punishment

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.726529

It wasn't (as far as I can make out) an "emergency' situation - the shooters deserved to be jailed for killing a boy that had nothing to do with the earlier acts.

But this isn't going to happen, just as other countries' soldiers have killed innocent children and civilians haven't been punished.

What wasn't an emergency situation about it?

There are two investigations underway. That you (and others) "experts" already analyzed the situation and passed verdict (without having knowledge of circumstances, relevant details or a clear account of events) is not surprising, but hardly credible.

IDF self investigations. More Israeli smoke and mirrors deception.

The Occupation's Fig Leaf: Israel's Military Law Enforcement System as a Whitewash Mechanism

"In so doing, not only does the state manage to uphold the perception of a decent, moral law enforcement system, but also maintains the militarys image as an ethical military that takes action against these acts, the report added.

Since the start of the second intifada in late 2000, of the 739 complaints filed by BTselem of Palestinians being killed, injured, used as human shields, or having their property damaged by Israeli forces, roughly 70 percent resulted in an investigation where no action was taken, or in an investigation never being opened.

Only three percent of cases resulted in charges being brought against the soldiers, according to the [btselem] report."

http://www.btselem.org/publications/summaries/201605_occupations_fig_leaf

[dexterm]

If the Palestinians were not constantly firing rockets into Israel , attacking innocent people and throwing petrol bombs at soldiers ,then terrible things like this would not happen ,hang your head in shame Hamas .

Another misconception in an attempt to deflect.

Illegal Zionist colonists driving on an for Israelis only apartheid road and an IDF army of occupation protecting them are not innocent people.

Do you know, for a fact, that the passengers in the vehicles attacked were Israeli? Or that they were illegal settlers? Or what their political affiliations were?

Do you know they weren't?

It is almost 100% certain that they were Israelis. Technically from what I have read a Supreme Court decision allowed Palestinians to use the roads, but de facto they are Israeli only, because the IDF hassle Palestinians with frequent time consuming checks while waiving Israeli number plates through.

It is quicker in the end for Palestinians to use the less well maintained minor roads.

http://972mag.com/israels-new-police-chief-architect-of-segregated-west-bank-roads/111017/

Presumably the stone throwers were targetting Israeli number plates.

[dexterm]

Sorry having probs with Quote formatting.

Morch wrote..

>>the soldiers apparently did not know that they were shooting at civilians, nor that they were unarmed.

Precisely...shoot to kill; ask questions later. Nobody was attacking the IDF.

That is the reckless, indiscriminate shooting that is the crux of the complaint, but which you seem to find acceptable behavior in a domestic law enforcement situation.

[Galactus]

Sad news from 'cursed lands' aka middle east as always.

Was it a mistake?

Total bs and again a bloody murder from Israeli occupying rogue army.

Kill palestinians and call it a mistake all the time.

And who will pay for those mistakes? Of course families of the murdered palestinians while murderer soldiers enjoying their time and bragging about how they kill palestinians and get away by just saying 'it was a mistake'

Israel kills, steals land, cuts water, bombs around and they cannot hide behind words like it was a mistake.

These are all intentional actions by Israel.

Blocking an ambulance is a total disrespect for human rights and was that a mistake too??!

And those injured tourists, I wonder who goes Israel for tourism. To see the bombs and rockets maybe or wonderful sight of a phosphorus bomb?! They are basically new brainwashed recruits from us or elsewhere helping rogue state israel.

So it looks like israel wants trouble and when palestinians kill some innocent israelis, they will just say 'it was a mistake' then.

Look where we come now. A nazi like state Israel.

It was innocent jewish people subject to a holocausts and they do the same for palestinians basically and like hitler, they will pay the price sooner or later and israel will be remembered like nazi germany a hundred years later. Israel will never be remembered well.

[Morch]

Because wrongful shootings by security personnel, mistaken identities and errors in judgement never occur in democratic countries. Right.

There is no off-duty when armed police/soldiers encounter an emergency situation. This is not unique to Israel, in most cases the expectation is that such people will react to the situation at hand. The same goes for "off-duty" medical personnel. The soldiers (not policemen) did not "stumble" on a "group of youths throwing stones" - more deliberate twisting of facts. There were already wounded passengers and damaged vehicles at the time they arrived at the scene. Not "stones", rocks, and petrol, which continuously fails to appear in your "account" of events.

You have no idea what went on in the soldiers mind, you have no idea how things exactly appeared on the scene - yet it does not stop you from presenting your imagination as fact.

Impunity how? There was already an admittance of wrongdoing (see OP headline for reference), there are two parallel investigations underway.

Israeli Officer Who Killed Palestinian Teen Faces Likely Punishment

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.726529

It wasn't (as far as I can make out) an "emergency' situation - the shooters deserved to be jailed for killing a boy that had nothing to do with the earlier acts.

But this isn't going to happen, just as other countries' soldiers have killed innocent children and civilians haven't been punished.

What wasn't an emergency situation about it?

There are two investigations underway. That you (and others) "experts" already analyzed the situation and passed verdict (without having knowledge of circumstances, relevant details or a clear account of events) is not surprising, but hardly credible.

IDF self investigations. More Israeli smoke and mirrors deception.

The Occupation's Fig Leaf: Israel's Military Law Enforcement System as a Whitewash Mechanism

"In so doing, not only does the state manage to uphold the perception of a decent, moral law enforcement system, but also maintains the militarys image as an ethical military that takes action against these acts, the report added.

Since the start of the second intifada in late 2000, of the 739 complaints filed by BTselem of Palestinians being killed, injured, used as human shields, or having their property damaged by Israeli forces, roughly 70 percent resulted in an investigation where no action was taken, or in an investigation never being opened.

Only three percent of cases resulted in charges being brought against the soldiers, according to the [btselem] report."

http://www.btselem.org/publications/summaries/201605_occupations_fig_leaf

And once again, can you provide instances where countries welcome outside investigation and courts of military actions?