B'Tselem demands that the Israeli security forces show the same determination they demonstrated in evacuating the new settlement in Hebron, in dealing with the wave of settler violence against Palestinians that has already begun.

Two Palestinians were wounded when settlers opened fire at them in Hebron, and there is immediate danger to physical safety if settlers are allowed to rampage.

Immediately after the evacuation of the new settlement in Hebron, settlers attacked nearby Palestinian homes. Two Palestinians were wounded by settler gunfire. One was wounded in the chest. His condition is unknown. The other was lightly wounded.