Police investigate shots fired in Silwan after alleged stone-throwing incident
A police investigation is underway in Silwan after a Jewish man allegedly fired warning shots into the air following reports of stones being thrown at a group of young Jewish men.
The Israel Police have launched an investigation into an incident in Silwan, east Jerusalem, where shots were reportedly fired into the air following a stone-throwing incident involving Arab residents, according to police sources. Police responded to reports of gunfire in the area and are conducting extensive searches and investigations.
The preliminary inquiry suggests that the stone-throwing was carried out by Arab residents targeting a group of young Jewish men passing through the area. In response, one of the Jewish men opened fire into the air as a warning shot, but there were no injuries reported at the time of writing, police confirmed. Officers are actively searching for the stone-throwers and gathering further evidence.
Separately, two other terror attacks occurred in the West Bank ahead of Yom Kippur. A man in his 30s was killed in a suspected shooting attack in Neveh Tzuf, north of Ramallah, and later succumbed to his wounds in a hospital. Additionally, the IDF killed one terrorist and arrested another who attempted to ram a car into soldiers in the Ganim area of the West Bank.
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