A Jerusalem court yesterday ordered that a Palestinian American teenager, who was allegedly beaten in police custody, be released to house arrest for nine days pending an investigation into stone-throwing allegations.

Tariq Abu Khder, 15, a cousin of a murdered teen that sparked clashes, was arrested on Thursday in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Shuafat, and his parents said he was badly beaten in police custody. He has been freed on bail pending an investigation. His bail conditions include 10 days house arrest, a $2,857 fine.

On Friday, a video surfaced on YouTube showing Israeli border police beating and kicking a handcuffed semi-conscious figure on the ground, before dragging him away. Washington said it was "profoundly troubled" by the report, prompting the Israeli justice ministry's police investigations department to begin an urgent investigation.