Overview
- Video shows a man in civilian clothes with a rifle driving an off-road vehicle over a Palestinian praying near Ramallah, which the IDF called a severe violation of authority.
- The military says the same reservist fired earlier that day while out of uniform; his service was terminated and his weapon confiscated.
- Reuters reports the Palestinian victim was checked at a hospital and returned home without injury, while Israeli media say the reservist is under house arrest.
- In a separate incident near the Nitzana crossing on the Egypt border, an IDF soldier and an armed civilian fired at a vehicle suspected of smuggling, after which an Israeli-Bedouin suspect died from injuries.
- A joint Military Police–Israel Police team is examining the civilian’s gunfire at the border, and a second passenger’s detention was extended despite a judge noting low suspicion of smuggling.