The IDF confirmed that the suspects in the nationalist arson attack near Hebron fled before military forces arrived, and no arrests have been made as of 11:39 Jerusalem time on Thursday. Police officers from the Judea and Samaria District are collecting evidence, and the IDF has condemned the attack. According to N12, the wounded include a girl and a woman who were inside one of the houses set alight.
The IDF confirmed at 11:39 Jerusalem that the suspects in the arson attack near Hebron fled before military forces arrived, and no arrests have been made. The confirmation came less than an hour after The Zioneer first reported the incident at 11:34 Jerusalem, citing IDF statements that had been issued earlier.
The Zioneer reported at 11:34 Jerusalem that the attack, which occurred overnight in the Khirbet Tuba area of the Judea Brigade sector, targeted a home where a mother and her daughters were present. Two of them were wounded—a woman and a girl—and were evacuated for medical treatment. The IDF had earlier confirmed at 11:04 Jerusalem that Israeli residents set fire to multiple structures and assaulted Palestinians, and that the suspects fled before troops arrived. The Judea and Samaria District Police have been collecting evidence since the overnight hours, and the IDF condemned the incident, calling for prosecution.
The Hebron area has seen periodic incidents of violence. As The Zioneer reported on Wednesday, Palestinian media alleged that Israeli residents set fire to buildings in the southern Hebron Hills. In July, The Zioneer reported that shots were fired at Jewish homes in the Harsina neighborhood of Hebron, though no injuries were reported.
The suspects in Thursday's attack remain at large, and the investigation is ongoing. No arrests have been made, and the identity and motive of the perpetrators have not been established.
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