Ahmad Jaradat, Alternative Information Center (AIC)
08 December 2008
On Thursday, 4 December, in the early evening, hundreds of Israeli settlers from settlements in the Hebron region attacked Palestinian residents of the city of Hebron. The settlers, mostly armed young men from Kiryat Arba, split into smaller groups and set fire to five homes and nine cars. They also damaged nine other vehicles, including the city’s ambulances and a fire truck that was dispatched to put out fires started by the settlers. The settlers wounded some two dozen Palestinians, nine of whom were shot by the settlers. The serious attacks occurred in an areas that are located near Kiryat Arba, such as Wadi Nassara, Wadi Husain, Ja’bari Square and al-Ras.
Abed al-Hay Abu Is’afan, 67, who was shot in the leg by settlers, stated “When the settlers attacked our house and wanted to burn it, we tried to stop them and defend our family. One of the settlers shot my son Hisni on the left side of his chest from two meters away. And then he shot me. This happened in front of many soldiers who were in the place, but didn’t stop him or arrest him. My son is now in the hospital in serious condition.”
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