From 3 Palestinians injured in West Bank clash with settlers; IDF: Incident began when an Israeli was attacked
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Settlers arrived yesterday evening at the outskirts of the West Bank village of Taybeh, near Ramallah, at a place where two Bedouin families live, with videos from the scene showing them stealing sheep and goats and apparently beating a man who is behind a fence and isn’t seen in the footage.
The IDF tells The Times of Israel that “a report was received of an Israeli civilian who was attacked by several Palestinians near the village of Taybeh in the Binyamin region,” and forces rushed to the scene to resolve the incident upon receiving the report.
“The Israeli civilian was lightly injured and received medical treatment at the scene,” the military says. “Shortly afterward, another clash was reported between Israeli civilians and several Palestinians on the outskirts of Taybeh. Security forces rushed to the scene and, upon arrival, fired warning shots in the air to disperse the confrontation; no one was injured by the gunfire. Two Palestinians were identified at the scene as lightly injured from a physical confrontation and received medical treatment at the site.”
בהמשך הגיעו עוד יחד עם צבא ומשטרה ובסוף רואים אותם יוצאים מהמקום עם צאן, לפי התושבים גנבו מהם כ-100 ראשי צאן. כמו כן שלושה הותקפו- שני גברים ואישה, במכות בידיים ובמקלות. שני הגברים מאושפזים בבית חולים ברמאללה. אחד מהם זה יוסוף מליחאת שמוסתר מאחורי גדר בשעה שמפוצצים אותו מכות pic.twitter.com/93Xpse1ISX
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Footage shows a lone settler walking with his own flock near the house and giving it water from a tank on site. Later, additional settlers arrive along with army and police forces, and settlers are seen beating one of the Palestinians.
Meflah Melihat, one of the residents whose flock was stolen, tells The Times of Israel that at the start of the incident, a single settler came to the site and entered one of the residents’ homes. A few minutes later, dozens of settlers arrived together with Israel Defense Forces soldiers, and the settlers beat Melihat’s wife, brother and neighbor, using sticks and their bare hands. The two men are now hospitalized in Ramallah.
The residents allege that over 100 goats and sheep were stolen.
The Israel Police will further probe the incident, the IDF says.
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