A shepherd from Maka Avraham outpost in eastern Gush Etzion was surrounded this morning by about a dozen Bedouin assailants wielding clubs and stones, beaten unconscious, and rescued by residents who also sustained injuries. Three shepherds were hospitalized at Shaare Zedek Medical Center; the assailants fled to the village of Rashayida and no arrests have been reported, according to reports.
A shepherd from the Maka Avraham outpost in eastern Gush Etzion was attacked at about 10:51 Jerusalem this morning by approximately ten Bedouin assailants from the village of Rashayida, who beat him with clubs and stones until he lost consciousness. Residents who rushed to the scene extracted him under a hail of stones, sustaining injuries themselves. Three shepherds were hospitalized at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem; the assailants fled back to Rashayida. Military and police opened searches but no arrests have been reported as of 12:25 Jerusalem.
The incident was first reported at 10:51 Jerusalem as three shepherds wounded in a stone-throwing attack, with IDF troops dispatched and a police investigation opened. In the following minutes, the same time-stamped thread items refined the account: one shepherd was beaten unconscious and evacuated to Shaare Zedek; police described a violent clash with stone-throwing that left three shepherds lightly wounded; two youths were injured during the rescue; the assailants were identified as approximately ten individuals from Rashayida. Each version added corroboration — from an initial unspecified attack to specific weaponry (clubs and stones), victim identity, and the number hospitalized.
The attacked shepherd had suffered a severe head injury in a similar assault in the same area about a year and three months ago, according to reports from the outpost. At that time two suspects were arrested but released within days. In a separate recent incident, The Zioneer reported on June 19 that West Bank farmers coordinated with the military to retrieve a stolen herd near Hawara, while a herder remained in police custody — underscoring ongoing security challenges for shepherds in the area.
What remains open: no arrests have been announced. The assailants fled to Rashayida village and have not been located. The condition of the three hospitalized shepherds has not been updated since the morning.
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