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An off-duty Israeli soldier was suspended after opening fire at Palestinians who had allegedly thrown stones at him, as reported in The Times of Israel's live coverage on 13 September 2026. The military said it was reviewing the incident, and the soldier's suspension indicated that commanders judged the use of live fire to have been outside permitted rules of engagement. Details of casualties among those fired upon were not immediately confirmed in the reporting. The case is one of a series of incidents involving off-duty soldiers and armed Israelis in the West Bank, where stone-throwing confrontations and settler-Palestinian friction have risen sharply. Israeli authorities have faced criticism from rights groups over the infrequency of disciplinary action in such cases, making the suspension notable even though the broader security situation was unchanged. It underscored continuing tensions in the West Bank running parallel to events in Gaza and Lebanon.