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Off-duty soldier detained for allegedly shooting, wounding child in West Bank village — IDF
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An off-duty soldier was detained for allegedly opening fire in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir yesterday, wounding a child, the military says.
Footage of the incident showed a mother and her three young children trying to run out of the way as shots are fired from a distance. One of the children, a 10-year-old, holds their arm after apparently being hit.
لحظات من الرعب عاشها ثلاثة أطفال ووالدتهم بعد أن أطلق مستوطنون إسرائيليون النار بشكل مباشر عليهم وهم داخل منزلهم في بلدة المغير شرق رام الله في الضفة الغربية .
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The IDF says that it received a report of a Palestinian child being wounded by gunfire in al-Mughayyir yesterday, and a short while ago, police officers detained a standing army soldier over his suspected involvement in the incident.
Police also confiscated his weapon, the army adds.
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