Soldier arrested on suspicion of shooting at a Palestinian child, his weapon was seized
The soldier, in regular service, is suspected of shooting at the child and wounding him at a farm near the village of Al-Mughayyir in Binyamin. The arrest was carried out by the police.
The police arrested today, Saturday, a regular service soldier on leave, on suspicion of shooting at a Palestinian child in the area of the village of Al-Mughayyir in the Binyamin region. According to Palestinian reports, the incident occurred at a farm west of the village, and the 10-year-old child was wounded.
The IDF stated:
"Yesterday, a report was received regarding a Palestinian minor who was wounded by gunfire in the area of the village of Al-Mughayyir in the Binyamin Brigade. A short while ago, police officers of the Judea and Samaria District arrested a regular service soldier on leave, on suspicion of his involvement in the incident and seized his weapon."
The child, Sami A-Salim, told the Qatari network 'Al Jazeera': "I managed to escape from the place, and they started advancing quickly. I was near the farm gate when they arrived, and they fired towards us. At one point, my father was at the entrance to the farm, a bullet hit the tin sheets first and then hit him. In the past, they would also come from time to time to take my father to open the road, and sometimes they would look for me."
