An IDF soldier on leave was arrested Saturday evening on suspicion of involvement in the shooting of a Palestinian minor in Samaria, according to Israeli media reports. The soldier's weapon was confiscated. The arrest updates an earlier report of a soldier from the Binyamin region being detained in connection with the same incident.
An IDF soldier on leave was arrested Saturday evening on suspicion of shooting a 9-year-old Palestinian child in the village of Al-Mughayyir in the Binyamin region of Judea and Samaria, according to Israeli media reports. The soldier's weapon was seized by authorities. The incident, which occurred Friday, is under investigation by military police.
The Zioneer first reported the arrest at 18:39 Jerusalem, citing Army Radio. Subsequent reports identified the soldier as a 19-year-old resident of the Binyamin area and noted that documentation of the shooting had emerged. By 20:23 Jerusalem, N12 reported that the soldier's weapon had been seized. The latest reports confirm that the soldier was on leave at the time of the incident.
The child's condition has not been reported. The investigation is ongoing, with military police leading the inquiry. The circumstances of the shooting remain under review, and no further details have been released.
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