Dozens of Arab rioters ambushed three Jewish Israelis in Silwan, Jerusalem, on Thursday afternoon, hurling stones from rooftops and attacking with clubs and boards. One man was wounded in the head and taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Police arrived after the attackers fled; the victims filed a complaint.
The attack in Silwan on Thursday afternoon follows a pattern of stone-throwing assaults on Jewish Israelis in the Jerusalem area and Judea and Samaria, as reported by The Zioneer in recent weeks. The wounded man, whose identity has not been released, is being treated at Shaare Zedek Medical Center for a head injury. Police have not announced any arrests. Residents of the area have raised concerns about the frequency of such attacks and the lack of a visible security presence.
2 developments
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- DevelopingIsraeli settler wounded in rock-throwing attack near Ash Kodesh in Judea and Samaria
- DevelopingArab rioters attack new outposts in Judea and Samaria, wounding three Israelis
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