A 15-year-old Palestinian-American cousin of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, Tariq Abu Khdeir, became the subject of global attention over the weekend after video emerged of him being severely beaten by Israeli officers. Tariq says he was watching demonstrations in East Jerusalem when he was seized. The video shows him lying on the ground as the officers repeatedly beat him with batons. He was left with facial bruises and severely swollen eyes and lips.

Tariq Abu Khdeir: “I was actually brutally attacked from the side and heard somebody screaming. They came and attacked me, and I actually went unconscious, and I woke up in the hospital.”

Reporter: “Why did they attack you?”

Tariq Abu Khdeir: “I don’t know. That’s why I ran.”

Reporter: “They said that you were throwing stones.”

Tariq Abu Khdeir: “No, I jumped the fence, and I tried to run away, because I just saw somebody running at me, so I tried to run away.”

Tariq has been placed under house arrest pending an investigation into potential charges of assaulting a police officer. He lives in Florida but is in East Jerusalem visiting his family. He was with his cousin just moments before his kidnapping and murder last week. In a statement, the State Department said it was “profoundly troubled” by the assault, calling for a “speedy, transparent and credible investigation and full accountability for the apparent excessive use of force.”