A viral video from the West Bank captures a shocking moment where an Israeli reservist soldier, allegedly in civilian clothes and carrying a firearm, used his vehicle to ram into a Palestinian man who was praying. The video clearly shows the car accelerating towards the individual before impact. Eyewitness accounts suggest the soldier then confronted the man verbally before driving away.
Official military channels have confirmed the incident, releasing a statement that the soldier’s actions constituted a “severe violation of his authority.” Measures have been taken, including the confiscation of his weapon, pending further investigation. Conflicting reports have surfaced, with some Israeli sources claiming the Palestinian victim was under house arrest and had previously fired upon Israeli forces. However, the victim’s father described the attacker as a settler hostile to local Palestinians. The Palestinian man was hospitalized but released without significant injuries.
This aggressive act by a soldier comes shortly after a deadly car ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel, which resulted in two fatalities and prompted a security crackdown in the West Bank by the Israeli Defense Forces.