Israeli police arrested an IDF soldier on leave 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 reports, the soldier was on leave at the time and had traveled to the village with several other Israelis when he allegedly fired his personal weapon, striking the child. Officers from the Judea and Samaria District arrested the soldier and seized his weapon.
Israeli police arrested a regular IDF soldier on leave 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. The soldier's personal weapon was seized, police said.
The incident occurred Friday, when the soldier, on authorized leave and not on duty, traveled to the village with several other Israelis, according to reports. At some point, he allegedly fired his weapon, striking the child. His identity has not been released, and no further details about the child's condition were immediately available.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Saturday evening, police initially announced the arrest of a soldier on suspicion of shooting a 9-year-old in the Binyamin region. The new report provides additional details, including the location of the village of Al-Mughayyir and the circumstances of the soldier's being on leave. The investigation is ongoing.
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