Detention of cop thought to have accidentally fired gun, killing IDF soldier, extended by five days

The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court has issued a five-day extension to the remand of a police officer who accidentally discharged his gun, killing an IDF soldier in his home on Monday night.

The soldier was on furlough in his home in the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron, when he was killed by an apparent accidental discharge of the police officer’s gun.

According to the Walla news website, the officer is being charged with negligent homicide.

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