WASHINGTON — The US State Department on June 24 said a video of a wounded Palestinian man strapped on a military jeep by Israeli forces was "shocking" and urged a swift investigation to hold those responsible to account.

At a State Department news briefing, a reporter asked: "Isn't that basically the army using Palestinians as human shields?"

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller responded: "I will say we saw that video. It was shocking. The practise was absolutely unacceptable. Humans should never be used as human shields."

"The IDF should swiftly investigate what happened, hold people accountable," he added, using an acronym for the Israel Defence Forces.

On June 22, Israeli army forces tied a wounded Palestinian man to the hood of a military jeep during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Israeli military said.

The video circulating on social media and verified by Reuters showed a Palestinian resident of Jenin, Mujahed Azmi, on a military jeep that passed between two ambulances.

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