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Thursday, April 17, 2025
Palestinian man shot in leg by settler in south Hebron Hills — reports
Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Palestinian media reports that a Palestinian was shot by a settler in the area of Khirbet al-Rakiz in Masafer Yatta, in the West Bank’s southern Hebron Hills.
In the footage, a Palestinian man is seen wounded in his leg, with rescue forces and soldiers beside him.
The soldiers are seen trying to keep the wounded man’s family members away from the scene. A resident of Khirbet al-Rakiz tells The Times of Israel that the injured man is in his seventies.
The incident took place on private Palestinian land, which was being raided by settlers.
No arrests of Israelis have been made.
No response has yet been received from the IDF.
אזרח ישראלי (לא חייל) ירה בפלסטיני באזור חירבת א-רכיז בדרום הר חברון. להבנתי הפצוע הוא בשנות ה-70 לחייו, וזה שטח פלסטיני פרטי. בתיעוד רואים שנורה ברגלו ושלאחר שנפצע היו חיילים שניסו להרחיק בצעקות את משפחתו. טרם התקבלה תגובה מצה"ל. pic.twitter.com/Mz19qbCssE
— Nurit Yohanan (@nurityohanan) April 17, 2025
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