IDF says it’s probing soldier’s reported killing of 2 Palestinians in West Bank

The IDF says it is investigating after a reservist soldier opened fire on Palestinians in the West Bank, reportedly killing two and wounding others.

The fatalities in the village of al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, were a 13-year-old boy and a 38-year-old man, according to residents.

The IDF says that troops were dispatched to al-Mughayyir following reports of stones being hurled at a car with Israelis, one of whom was a reservist.

According to the military, the reservist got out of the car and “opened fire on suspects in the village.”

When troops arrived at the scene, they “acted to disperse the violent riot in the village,” the army says.

The IDF says it is aware of the reports that two Palestinians were killed and others were wounded. It says the incident is under investigation, “and its findings will be forwarded to the authorities.”