Palestinian women and children stop an IDF soldier from detaining a 12-year-old boy

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An Israeli soldier who attempted to detain a 12-year-old boy wearing a cast during clashes in the West Bank was stopped from doing so by a number of Palestinian women and children.

The incident was caught on camera by news agencies and video footage was also uploaded on to Facebook by activists.

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Haaretz reports that the soldier was lightly wounded in the incident which took place in the village of Nabi Saleh.

According to the IDF, the boy involved was throwing stones at the soldiers, who claim they did not realise he was a child when they decided to detain him.

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The commanding officer in the area decided to release the boy after the incident.

A spokesman said:

The youth who was photographed was identified by the lookout force as a stone-thrower, and because of this it was decided to detain him.

(Photo: Mohamad Torokman/AP/Getty)

At the time of the arrest, a violent provocation by a number of Palestinians developed, including women and children. In light of the violent altercation, the commander decided to not to go ahead with the detention.

(Photo: Mohamad Torokman/AP/Getty)

You can watch footage of the incident below:

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