Israeli wounded by rock, gun snatched in West Bank clash

A confrontation between Israelis and Palestinians near the Susya settlement in the southern West Bank on Saturday left one Israeli man moderately wounded and a gun temporarily missing.

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An Israeli man, 25, was moderately wounded after being hit in the head by a rock during the incident, Magen David Adom said, adding that it took him to a hospital.

The clash involved stone-throwing from both sides, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). During the incident, a Palestinian allegedly snatched a weapon from an off-duty soldier. The IDF reported that the Palestinian fired the gun in the air, but no injuries resulted from the gunfire.

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during the incident, both sides threw stones at each other, and a Palestinian “terrorist” snatched a gun from one of the Israelis.

Israeli troops were dispatched to the scene and initiated a search for the Palestinian who took the weapon. The gun was later recovered after the Palestinian apparently dropped it while fleeing. The IDF stated that troops were pursuing the individual and had established roadblocks in the area.

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The Palestinian apparently fired the gun in the air during the incident, and the gunfire caused no injuries.

This incident followed a deadly gunfight near Nablus the previous day, in which two Israelis and four Palestinians were killed. That earlier confrontation involved a group of settlers raiding a Palestinian town, which escalated into a gunfight when Palestinians attempted to repel them. In that incident, a Palestinian snatched a weapon from a settler, leading to the deaths of the settler and an IDF officer. The platoon commander who arrived with the officer then shot and killed the Palestinian attacker, and three other Palestinians were also killed.

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IDF troops are currently pursuing the terrorist and have set up roadblocks in the area.