Magen David Adom reports a man moderately wounded in a violence incident in Susya, evacuated to Soroka Medical Center. The circumstances are not yet known.
A man was moderately wounded in a violence incident in the town of Susya on Saturday evening, according to Magen David Adom (MDA) as reported by Army Radio. MDA medics treated him at the scene and evacuated him to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. The incident is the latest development in a confrontation that began with a Palestinian suspect snatching a weapon from an Israeli farm owner, firing a shot in the air, and fleeing. The condition of the injured man has been updated to moderate, after earlier reports described a serious head injury.
At 19:14 Jerusalem, reports first emerged of a shooting attack in the Susya area with one person wounded. The IDF quickly confirmed receiving a report of gunfire, and journalists identified the incident as a suspected weapon theft. Subsequent updates clarified that the suspect had snatched a gun from a farm owner during a physical struggle, fired a shot in the air, and fled toward Yatta. The farm owner was initially reported as seriously wounded in the head, but MDA now assesses his condition as moderate. The IDF has been searching for the suspect since the incident.
The Susya area, in the southern Hebron Hills, has been a site of frequent friction between Israeli settlers and Palestinians. The confrontation occurred at a farm near the settlement outpost, amid ongoing tensions in the region.
The circumstances of the injury—whether the farm owner was wounded in the struggle or by the shot—remain unclear. The suspect is still at large, and the police have not released a statement. The assessment of the victim's condition may continue to evolve.
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