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A woman has been arrested after CCTV footage appeared to show her deliberately igniting a petrol pump, setting a man's car on fire after he refuses to give her a cigarette.

In the shocking clip, a woman in her mid-30s is seen approaching a man at a petrol station in Jerusalem, Israel, before turning away following a short conversation.

She then begins to walk away from the man, whose back is turned, before seemingly changing her mind and walking back towards him.

Pulling a lighter from her pocket, she appears to casually light the petrol pump which is filling the man's car with fuel, sending the vehicle up in flames.

According to local media reports, the driver's brother was sitting inside the car set ablaze, although no injuries were reported.

Police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld confirmed the woman had been arrested.

In a written statement, he said: "A woman approached a man while filling his petrol tank and asked for a cigarette.

"When he refused to give it to her she pulled out a lighter from her pocket and ignited the petrol pump.

"The car owner reacted quickly by pulling the pump that was on fire from his tank and fleeing.

"Petrol station workers extinguished the fire.

"The woman was arrested shortly after the incident and in her investigation she denied the incident," the statement said.

A magistrates' court in Jerusalem has extended the woman's arrest for five days and sent her for psychological evaluations, an Israeli news website reported.