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IDF soldier shoots Palestinian during West Bank settler confrontation

An Israeli Defense Force soldier shot a Palestinian man in the leg on September 12, 2026, during a West Bank settler standoff. The IDF said troops initially fired in the air then at the Palestinian; the incident is under review and highlights rising tensions over Israeli soldiers' involvement in violent settler operations in occupied territory.

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IDF soldier filmed shooting Palestinian in leg amid West Bank settler standoff

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Incident is latest to raise questions over Israel’s ability or willingness to stop violent settlers in occupied territory An Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian man, wounding him in the leg, as settlers confronted villagers by grazing livestock on Palestinian-owned land in the town of Faqqua in the occupied West Bank. Eyewitnesses said that a group of settlers had entered the area with their livest