Israeli forces filmed abducting child

A video which shows Israeli soldiers kidnapping a Palestinian child has emerged.

The footage which was shot by a security camera shows Israeli troops and what are believed to be undercover police abducting the boy as he was out playing football and pushing him into the back of a car.

The incident took place in the Ras Al Amoud neighbourhood in East Jerusalem. The boy, who has been identified as 13 year-old Islam Jaber, was brought to a nearby detention facility where he was blindfolded and interrogated. The teenager also claims he was physically abused and beaten.

The family of the boy have said that they intend to bring criminal charges against the officers. According to the Palestinian government, an estimated 750 children (person under the age of 18) are kidnapped in Jerusalem and the West Bank by Israeli forces annually.