Settler fires at Palestinians in Hebron, 2008

December 2008

Settlers attacked Palestinian houses in the city during the eviction of settlers in the Ras neighborhood of Hebron, A particularly serious incident occurred in the al-Hussein neighborhood, near the house where the Mitriyeh and Abu S'aifan families live. The incident was documented by Jamal Abu S'aifan with a camera he received from B'Tselem's camera distribution project. In the incident, a settler fired from very close range at three members of the Mitriyeh family, wounding them. Another settler fired into the air and at the cameraman, and tried to grab the camera from him. A third settler fired into the air and at the house. B'Tselem provided the video to the police the same day.