A Jerusalem court on Sunday charged an Israeli border policeman with manslaughter in the May shooting to death of a young Palestinian during a West Bank demonstration.
"A charge of manslaughter has been filed against the defendant," a court transcript said.
Nadeem Nuwarah, 17, was killed on May 15 during a day of clashes in Beitunia, southwest of Ramallah, between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters marking the anniversary of what the Arabs term the Nakba, or "catastrophe" of the 1948 creation of Israel.
Footage recorded by US broadcaster CNN captured a group of five or six border police officers in the area, one of whom could be seen firing at the time when the youth was hit.
A post-mortem found he died after being hit in the chest by a live bullet, an Israeli human rights group said.
At the time, Israel said border police were quelling a violent demonstration by about 150 Palestinians, and denied live bullets were used.
The accused, named as Ben Deri, denied the charge against him.
He was arrested earlier this month by the justice ministry's internal affairs department which looks into complaints of police misconduct.
Palestinian leaders accused Israel of Nuwarah's "deliberate execution" at the time, after CCTV footage appeared to show Nuwarah was shot unprovoked, during a lull in the violence.
A second teenager, Mohammed Udeh, 16, was killed on the same day in the same place. He was also hit in the chest by a bullet but his family refused to allow a post-mortem.
AFP
Mon Nov 24 2014
Relatives carry the body of Palestinian youth Nadeem Nuwarah, a day after he was shot dead by Israeli forces. - AFP Photo/Thomas Coex
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