A video distributed by B'Tselem shows a clash between Palestinians and settlers near Nablus on Saturday which ended with the use of rubber bullets.
A Palestinian man, Fathi Asira, 24, was injured and taken to the Rafidia hospital. Doctors say his condition is stable.


The video documents a group of Palestinians hurling stones at residents of the settlement of Yitzhar, some of whom were carrying rifles. One of the settlers was wearing an Israel Police hat.


Shortly thereafter, a Palestinian carrying a stone in his hand approached two settlers, who in response fired in his direction. The camera is then seen changing angles, leaving the Palestinian's collapse to the ground unrecorded. At this stage, the settlers started withdrawing and the victim was taken away by his friends.



The clash erupted at around 4:30 pm in the village of Asira al-Kabaliya. An IDF force was dispatched to the site and witnessed the exchange but did not intervene.



Yitzhar spokesman Avraham Binyamin said that the settlement's emergency squad and fire extinguishing team had been called to put out several fires started by Arabs from the village. "This is the third Saturday in a row that Arabs start fires in the purpose of harming Yitzhar's western parts," he said. "The team was attacked by a mob of hundreds of rioters who hurled stones at them."



B'Tselem has demanded that Shai District Police indict the settlers who were captured using weapons.



In Yitzhar, settlers are claiming that "the video faithfully documents the barrage of stones taken by the emergency squad members who were defending the firefighters with their bodies, two of which were hurt by stones earlier. The use of weapons by IDF forces or the squad members was made in a life threatening situation. Security forces will investigate the event."





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In the video you can clearly see that the IDF soldiers didn't intervine, not only regarding the settlers, but also regarding the Palestinians- you can see them standing in between the Palestinians who hurl stones and do nothing to them. Seems they prefered to keep low profile, otherwise they might have created much more tensions (and violence) between the sides.




In the previous video (the one I just updated) it is clear the settlers are the one putting out the fire (in the back ground), while 2 other guys secure them with arms- Once the Palestinians get too close and hurl stones, the security men open fire (rubber bullets), NOT BEFORE.

You can see the settlers are the one carry equipment to put out the fire...