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Friday, September 5, 2025
West Bank clash in which Israeli man was injured did not involve Palestinians, IDF says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleStav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
The IDF says the clash in the southern West Bank earlier today, in which an Israeli man was lightly injured, occurred when Israeli civilians attacked Israeli workers who were operating alongside security forces during a law enforcement operation near the West Bank settlement of Metzad earlier today. The statement contradicts earlier reports that said Palestinians were involved in the clashes.
According to the army, one of the workers struck an Israeli civilian with a metal rod in self-defense, leaving him injured. The man was evacuated for medical treatment as security forces moved to break up the altercation and detain those involved.
The account diverges from initial reports, which stated that a 24-year-old Israeli was attacked by a Palestinian during clashes between settlers and Palestinians.
Paramedics said the man sustained a head injury and was taken to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Hospital. Magen David Adom had reported that the alleged assailant had been arrested.
Footage from the scene shows groups of men swinging rods and cursing at each other with soldiers nearby.
The Times of Israel Community.