Autistic and Down Syndrome Palestinian Mauled to Death by IDF Dog
Mohammed Bhar, a 24-year-old Palestinian with Down syndrome and autism, was left for dead after being mauled by a combat dog of the Israel Defence Force (IDF) on July 3, during a raid on his family’s home in Shejaiya. His mother Nabila saw the animal attack him.
“The dog attacked him, biting his chest and then his hand. Mohammed didn’t speak, only muttering ‘No, no, no.’ The dog bit his arm and the blood was shed. I wanted to get to him but I couldn’t. No one could get to him, and he was patting the dog’s head saying, ‘enough my dear, enough.’ In the end, he relaxed his hand, and the dog started tearing at him while he was bleeding,” she told the BBC.
IDF soldiers locked Bhar in a separate room to allegedly treat his injuries and prohibited his family from seeing him. Soon after, they were forced to leave their home at gunpoint — without Bhar. During the raid, two of his brothers were arrested and have not been released yet.
A week later the family returned to their residence to find Bhar’s body.
People like to use the excuse that Israel only kills civilians because Hamas hides amongst the civilians. To those people, what excuse, if any, can you give for why they would allow a combat dog to shred an autistic down syndrome young man to death and then leave his body to rot only for the family to discover it a week later (after they are allowed back home)?
Mohammed Bhar, a 24-year-old Palestinian with Down syndrome and autism, was left for dead after being mauled by a combat dog of the Israel Defence Force (IDF) on July 3, during a raid on his family’s home in Shejaiya. His mother Nabila saw the animal attack him.
“The dog attacked him, biting his chest and then his hand. Mohammed didn’t speak, only muttering ‘No, no, no.’ The dog bit his arm and the blood was shed. I wanted to get to him but I couldn’t. No one could get to him, and he was patting the dog’s head saying, ‘enough my dear, enough.’ In the end, he relaxed his hand, and the dog started tearing at him while he was bleeding,” she told the BBC.
IDF soldiers locked Bhar in a separate room to allegedly treat his injuries and prohibited his family from seeing him. Soon after, they were forced to leave their home at gunpoint — without Bhar. During the raid, two of his brothers were arrested and have not been released yet.
A week later the family returned to their residence to find Bhar’s body.
People like to use the excuse that Israel only kills civilians because Hamas hides amongst the civilians. To those people, what excuse, if any, can you give for why they would allow a combat dog to shred an autistic down syndrome young man to death and then leave his body to rot only for the family to discover it a week later (after they are allowed back home)?
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