A Jewish shepherd was lightly wounded in a violent attack by terrorists south of Shechem (Nablus) in Samaria on Thursday morning, according to Hillel Biton Rosen, a journalist covering the area. The assailants fled the scene, and no arrests were immediately reported.
Terrorists attacked a Jewish shepherd south of Shechem (Nablus) in Samaria on Thursday morning, lightly wounding him before fleeing, according to journalist Hillel Biton Rosen. The incident was first reported at 11:20 Jerusalem by the Judea and Samaria Rescue organization, which described the assailants as Arab rioters using a club and a weapon. The journalist's account, published shortly afterward, corroborates the attack and identifies the perpetrators as terrorists.
The attack is the latest in a series of violent incidents targeting Jewish shepherds in Judea and Samaria over recent months. On June 14, a shepherd was lightly wounded near Sebastia (The Zioneer, Sun 14 Jun 16:55 Jerusalem). On July 3, a Muslim mob assaulted a shepherd northeast of Ramallah (The Zioneer, Fri 3 Jul 11:31 Jerusalem). On July 9, rioters in eastern Binyamin stole sheep and injured a man with a stone (The Zioneer, Thu 9 Jul 19:11 Jerusalem). On July 16, a shepherd was attacked in the Hebron Mountains (The Zioneer, Thu 16 Jul 18:34 Jerusalem). The reporting across these incidents has evolved from initial rescue organization or local reports to corroboration by journalists, with the nature of the attacks consistently described as an organized wave of terror.
The Zioneer has documented the broader security context in Judea and Samaria, where Jewish shepherds face persistent threats while grazing in remote areas. The region has been described by local reporting as experiencing a 'wave of Arab terror' targeting civilians.
The assailants in today's attack remain at large, and security forces have not reported any arrests. The rescue organization initially stated the shepherd did not require evacuation; the journalist's report did not provide updated medical details.
2 developments
- DevelopingShepherd lightly wounded in terror attack near Sebastia, Samaria
- StrongJewish shepherd lightly wounded in Arab riot attack in Hebron Mountains
- DevelopingJewish shepherd lightly wounded after Bedouin sets dog on him near Kikar Rimmonim
- DevelopingVideo shows Muslim mob attacking Jewish shepherd northeast of Ramallah
Source and signal
- Open-source intake