Two Palestinians were killed and four were wounded by settler gunfire near the village of al-Mughayyir, in the Ramallah area of the West Bank, on Tuesday.

The shooting was alleged to have been carried out by a reservist in the Israel Defense Forces — video footage showed a uniformed man repeatedly firing a weapon — prompting the military to announce an investigation.

The shooting took place outside the village school. The Palestinian Authority Health Ministry identified the two victims as Aws Hamdi Al-Naasan, a 14-year-old student, and Marzouq Abu Naim, 32.

Imran Abu Awliya, a resident of al-Mughayyir, told The Times of Israel that the incident began when five settlers, some in civilian clothing and others in uniform, were spotted herding livestock near the village school, on the outskirts of the community.

According to Abu Awliya, students went outside to see who they were, at which point the settlers opened fire at the windows of the building. Al-Naasan had left his classroom to use the bathroom and was killed by the gunfire.

Parents and relatives were then promptly called to evacuate the students from the area and take them home for the rest of the day, Abu Awliya said. But when Abu Naim arrived to collect his relatives from the school, he too was shot dead, and four other people were wounded.

תיעוד מהירי במורייר שפורסם במקורות פלסטינים. במשך כחצי דקה נראה אדם לובש מדים שיורה בנשק ארוך לעבר הכפר. בתיעוד המקורי שהופץ (וחתכתי) הופיעה גם תמונת היורה לכאורה ופרטיו. הפלסטינים טוענים כי הוא זוהה ע"י........

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