Israel's military said it responded to sounds of gunfire in the Kiryat Arba and Hebron area late Tuesday night. Troops searching the area found a bullet that struck a house in Kiryat Arba. The IDF continues to operate in Hebron to locate the source of the fire, the military said.
Just before midnight Tuesday, the IDF confirmed that troops responded to sounds of gunfire in the Kiryat Arba and Hebron area and located a bullet that struck a house in Kiryat Arba. The military said it is continuing operational and intelligence efforts in Hebron to locate the source of the fire. The confirmation comes hours after reports of sustained gunfire from a clan feud in the area.
At 22:21 Tuesday, The Zioneer reported that gunmen had been firing automatic weapons for several hours with no immediate IDF response. Within the same hour, additional reports indicated that dozens of Jewish families were besieged in their homes, and footage showed fierce battles between rival militias. The gunfire was later attributed to a local clan feud, according to a local report.
The incident is the first official IDF acknowledgment of the ongoing unrest in the area. As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday night, residents of Kiryat Arba and Hebron were under fire from a clan feud. The military has not stated whether the gunfire that struck the house is linked to that feud or a separate incident.
No casualties have been reported in the current incident. The IDF operation in Hebron is ongoing, and no further details about suspects or the nature of the threat have been released.
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