Hundreds of armed settlers stormed a West Bank village yesterday, setting several houses and cars on fire, according to Palestinian officials, after 14-year-old Benjamin Ahimeir went missing. At least one Palestinian was killed by gunfire in the village of al-Mujir, east of Ramallah, according to the head of the village council, Amin Abu-Alia, who is related to the deceased. Security forces and the IDF entered the village of Duma today (Saturday) to continue the search for Ahimair.
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About 25 others were also injured, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah. The funeral procession for the Arab killed from yesterday will soon begin. According to Abu-Alia, the security forces informed Palestinian officials that the settlers were looking for the boy. He estimated that between 1,000 and 1,200 settlers surrounded the village, and around 500 attacked it a little after noon yesterday, blocking all the roads in the area.
According to him, the settlers attacked the village, raided houses and fired guns at residents. According to Abu-Aliya, the IDF arrived at the scene around 3:00 p.m., but did not prevent the settlers from attacking the village. Instead, Israeli soldiers allowed them to raid houses, prevented Palestinian residents from moving around and blocked ambulances from reaching the wounded, according to him. Abu-Aliya said , because settlers stole about 70 sheep from the Palestinian village.
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“The security forces worked to disperse the violent riots. During the incident, stones were thrown at IDF soldiers who responded with fire. Vulnerabilities have been detected. Also, the IDF forces and the Border Guard acted to withdraw Israeli citizens who entered the town of El Mojir,” it was reported. In a statement by the Palestinian Red Crescent, it was stated that 11 ambulances went to the scene of the attack yesterday to collect the wounded, and reported that several people were wounded by gunfire.