Last night, Israeli military and police forces entered the village of Deir Jarir in the Binyamin region to retrieve a flock of sheep stolen from Jewish shepherds two weeks ago, during which the shepherd was injured. Arab rioters attacked the forces with fireworks and stones; troops responded with live fire. The flock was recovered and extracted from the village.
Overnight, Israeli security forces entered the village of Deir Jarir in the Binyamin region to retrieve a flock of sheep stolen from Jewish shepherds two weeks ago. The operation, which involved the IDF and police, faced resistance from Arab rioters who hurled stones and fireworks at the troops. Israeli forces responded with live fire, and the flock was recovered and extracted from the village. Two militants were killed in the exchange, later identified as Ahmad Abu Mukh and Ouda Farhana.
The sequence of reporting unfolded rapidly Sunday night into Monday morning. Initial reports at 00:36 Jerusalem on Monday described clashes and one militant eliminated, before the death toll was updated to two. Within the same minute, multiple updates confirmed the successful retrieval of the flock and identified the two militants killed. By 00:27, the IDF's Binyamin Brigade was credited with the operation. A later report at 07:32 Jerusalem, published by The Zioneer, summarized the event, noting the two deaths.
The Zioneer previously reported on July 9 that Arab rioters attacked a shepherd and stole dozens of sheep from a farm in eastern Binyamin, wounding a Jewish man with a stone. That incident set the stage for the overnight operation. The broader context includes a series of similar confrontations between farmers and shepherds in the region, as documented in earlier bulletins covering thefts and attacks in the Hebron Mountains and near Ma'ale T'dhar.
No further details on the condition of the shepherd from the original attack or on any arrests have been released. The military has not issued an official statement beyond the initial reports.
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