A correction has been issued regarding an incident at a farm: the terrorist snatched the farm owner's weapon and fired in the air, but apparently did not shoot him. The owner was injured in the physical struggle between them, according to the corrected report.
At 19:25 Jerusalem, The Zioneer issued a correction to its earlier reports on the farm incident in the southern Hebron Hills. The correction states that the farm owner was injured in a physical struggle after a Palestinian terrorist snatched his weapon and fired into the air, but was not shot. This revises the initial account that the owner had been shot and wounded.
The story unfolded rapidly beginning at 19:18 Jerusalem: initial Palestinian reports claimed a terrorist was wounded and fled. Minutes later, Israeli news outlet ynet reported that a terrorist had stolen a weapon, opened fire, and fled. At the same time, reports emerged that the Jewish farm owner had been shot and his weapon stolen, with suspects fleeing to the village of Yatta and IDF forces in pursuit. A bulletin at 19:22 Jerusalem repeated the shooting claim. The correction at 19:25 now clarifies that the owner's injuries were from the struggle, not from gunfire.
The incident occurred at a Jewish farm in Judea and Samaria, as The Zioneer reported earlier Saturday evening. The terrorist was able to grab the owner's weapon and fire a shot into the air before fleeing. IDF forces are searching for the suspects.
It remains unclear whether the terrorist was wounded, as initial Palestinian reports suggested. The correction does not address the fate of the suspect. The IDF pursuit continues.
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