Police: 3 Israelis hurt in West Bank stone-throwing clash; Palestinians report 1 injured

Police say they have opened an investigation into an incident this morning in which three Israeli shepherds were injured near the Mitzpeh Avraham outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank.

According to police, the incident involved a clash between Israelis and Palestinians, including a violent confrontation and stone-throwing.

Hadshot Hagvaot, a media outlet affiliated with settlers, reports that, according to settlers, ten residents of the village of Arab al-Rashayida attacked the shepherds with clubs and stones, and that one of the injured Israelis was taken to the hospital unconscious.

By contrast, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency WAFA reports that settlers were the ones who attacked Palestinian shepherds, injuring Khalil Rashayida, a 45-year-old Palestinian who was reportedly beaten.

Police add that forces have begun collecting evidence and testimonies and are searching for suspects involved in the attack.

רועה צאן מגבעת מקנה אברהם הותקף הבוקר במזרח גוש עציון.
על פי התושבים, כעשרה בדואים הקיפו אותו בזמן שרעה את צאנו, תקפו אותו באלות ובאבנים, והוא חולץ מהשטח כשהוא מחוסר הכרה. שני תושבים נוספים נפצעו במהלך החילוץ.

במשטרה אישרו כי נפתחה חקירה וכי כוחות פועלים לאיתור החשודים.

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— יותם דשא | yotam deshe (@Yotamdeshe97) June 28, 2026