Israeli man injured in Kiryat Arba attack is IDF officer

A Palestinian protester armed with a slingshot moderately wounded an IDF officer during a violent demonstration outside of Kiryat Arba in the West Bank, the army reports.

Protesters threw rocks, rolled burning tires and fired marbles at IDF troops.

The soldier was taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem for treatment, the IDF says.

— Judah Ari Gross

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