Overview
- Video published Thursday shows an IDF reservist driving a tractor over a Palestinian man praying beside a road near Ramallah, according to Haaretz.
- The army said the same reservist had earlier opened fire in the village while in civilian clothes, calling it a severe violation of his authority.
- In a separate incident near Nitzana on the Egypt border, an Israeli‑Bedouin man identified as a suspected smuggler was fatally wounded after an IDF soldier and an armed civilian engaged a vehicle in a closed military area.
- A preliminary probe states the civilian shot at the vehicle’s tires using his own weapon and the soldier’s weapon, causing a crash and injuries that led to the suspect’s death in hospital.
- The IDF says a joint Military Police–Israel Police team is investigating the civilian’s actions, and a second person from the vehicle remains in custody after a court extended detention, with the judge noting low smuggling suspicion but concerns over presence in a restricted area and flight from soldiers.