A 25-year-old Israeli man was moderately wounded by a rock thrown by attackers near the village of Susya in the southern Hebron Hills, the IDF says. The assailants snatched a firearm from an off-duty soldier and fired shots into the air. The weapon was later recovered, but the suspect remains at large, and Israeli forces continue searching.
Saturday evening — An Israeli man was moderately wounded by a rock thrown by attackers near the village of Susya in the southern Hebron Hills, the IDF said. The assailants also snatched a firearm from an off-duty soldier and fired shots into the air. The victim, a 25-year-old man, was evacuated to a hospital by Magen David Adom. The stolen weapon was later recovered by IDF forces, but the suspect remains at large.
The incident first emerged in reports around 19:28 Jerusalem, when the IDF described a violent stone-throwing clash between Israelis and Palestinians, during which a terrorist stole a weapon and fired into the air. An Arab media outlet reported at 19:30 that an assailant had fired in the air during a stone attack. By 20:33, IDF forces had recovered the stolen firearm in the southern Hebron Hills, and the pursuit of the suspect continued. The current update confirms the victim's injury and provides additional details, including the victim's age and the fact that the weapon was taken from an off-duty soldier.
The Zioneer reported earlier this evening that the IDF characterized the incident as a "violent clash including stone-throwing" and clarified that no shooting was directed at people. The military has set up roadblocks in the area as the search for the suspect continues.
The suspect who fled with the weapon remains at large, and IDF forces continue searching the area. No additional details have been provided regarding the suspect's identity or motive.
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