Footage published by Palestinian media on Thursday showed an Israeli settler, with a rifle slung over his back, driving an ATV into a Palestinian kneeling for prayer on the side of the road.

The incident took place near the village of Deir Jarir, north of Ramallah, in the West Bank.

The IDF confirmed Thursday that the Israeli seen in the footage was a reserve soldier, and said that his weapon was confiscated and his service suspended following the incident.

On Friday, police said he had been arrested on Thursday night and placed under house arrest for five days.

The silent video showed the Palestinian falling over and lying in a heap as the settler gets off the tractor and yells at him, gesturing for him to leave the area.

The settler was then seen walking over to a Palestinian taxi and shouting at the driver before getting back on the ATV and driving away.

According to the military, an initial probe found that the same reserve soldier seen in the footage had also opened fire earlier inside the village while wearing civilian clothes, in what the IDF described as a “serious breach of his authority.”

חייל מילואים על טרקטורון דרס פלסטיני בזמן שהתפלל לצד הכביש מוקדם יותר היום, ליד דיר ג'ריר באזור רמאללה. בצה"ל מתחקרים את האירוע pic.twitter.com/SjVDddBHmR

— Nurit Yohanan (@nurityohanan) December 25, 2025

Earlier in the day, a young Palestinian man was reportedly wounded in the village after settlers hurled stones and fired a gun there.

Two videos published by Palestinian media showed at least five settlers, three of whom threw stones and one of whom fired a gun.

#عاجل| مستوطنون يهاجمون مدخل بلدة دير جرير شرق رام الله. pic.twitter.com/aPxOWQjqkF

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