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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Palestinian says villagers fired on during incursion by settlers and soldiers, as sheep are stolen
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
A Palestinian man says settlers and soldiers who entered his village opened fire, wounding two people, and beat him up while stealing his sheep.
Jihad Abu Mahwa tells the Times of Israel that that dozens of settlers arrived accompanied by several soldiers and attacked his village of Deir Jarir, near Ramallah.
During the incident, soldiers shot toward him. Two other villagers were wounded by gunfire during the incident, he says, but does not specify who fired the shots.
He says settlers beat him with sticks before opening the pens where his sheep were kept and stealing 230 head of livestock.
Footage shared on social media shows settlers arriving in the village and later leaving with sheep.
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כ20 מתנחלים פלשו לעיירה, המתנחלים תקפו באלימות את משפחתו של ג'יהאד אבו מחווה, וגנבו כ70 ראשי צאן. https://t.co/JCTGTVN0r5 pic.twitter.com/56ZKhrXk8b— מסתכלים לכיבוש בעיניים (@Mistaclim) September 21, 2025
There is no comment from the Israel Defense Forces.
According to Rescuers without Borders, an Israeli emergency response group, Arabs threw stones at Jewish shepherds in the area and stole some of their flock.
“Two Jews were lightly injured and hospitalized and the flock was returned,” the group says.
The Times of Israel Community.