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Settlers near Hebron filmed opening fire, harassing Palestinians during Purim

4 March 2026, 2:02 am
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A settler was filmed opening fire on Palestinians Tuesday near the village of Sa’ir, north of Hebron in the southern West Bank.

In footage published by Palestinian media, the settler trains his assault rifle on a Palestinian man and woman. Another two Palestinians can be seen fleeing, with one woman screaming, as two shots are heard.

The same settler then appears from behind a bush with his rifle at the ready, gestures to Palestinians next to him to go away, and fires another shot.

Separate footage from Sa’ir, published by Palestinian media, shows Palestinian youth running after a departing vehicle, with one hurling a stone at it.

Meanwhile, extremist settler activist Elisha Yered publishes footage filmed from inside a vehicle that shows several young Palestinians hurling stones in the vehicle’s direction, apparently with the village of Sa’ir behind them.

WAFA, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency, says Palestinians in Sa’ir were fending off attacking settlers.

According to the report, two Palestinians were wounded by settler gunfire during the clashes, and IDF forces on the scene arrested a Palestinian.

Footage from the Sa’ir shows Palestinians carrying an apparently wounded man.

The condition of the wounded is unspecified in the report. The IDF does not respond to a request for comment.

Separately, WAFA says settlers on Tuesday — when most Israelis celebrated Purim — came to the area of Wadi Tiran, south of Hebron, and “walked among the homes, repeating slogans calling for the death and expulsion of Palestinians.”

Left-wing Israeli activists who perform “protective presence” in Palestinian communities in the area post footage of settlers, some of them in Purim costumes, dancing, singing holiday songs and chanting “may your village burn” in and around Wadi Tiran on Tuesday.

Footage published by the activists from the night before, when Purim began, showed settlers driving a car through the nearby community of Umm al-Kheir, playing and singing loud Purim music.

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