In an alarming incident on Tuesday, Yedidya Talia, a Jewish shepherd from the Talia farm located on Mount Hebron near Yatir, became the target of a violent assault by a group of Arabs. The attackers launched a barrage of rocks at Talia, causing him injuries to his head and shoulder. Despite the assault, Talia managed to alert security forces while also safeguarding himself and his herd of sheep. Upon arrival, security forces swiftly apprehended four of the assailants. Paramedics administered initial medical aid to Talia at the scene before transporting him to the hospital in moderate condition. A statement issued by the Mount Hebron council shed light on the circumstances surrounding the attack, indicating that the assailants took advantage of the absence of Bezalel Talia, Yedidya’s brother and farm manager, who was serving in the IDF since the beginning of the war. Talia expressed concern over the attackers’ familiarity with the area, noting that some of them had previously worked in the nearby town of Yatir before hostilities erupted. The incident comes in the wake of a tragic event on October 7, where Bezalel Talia’s mother, Marseille, the founder of the farm, was killed during a terrorist attack on Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha near the Gaza border. Marseille had gone to visit her grandchildren when the attack occurred, prompting Bezalel’s futile attempt to rescue her. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Four Jewish shepherds were violently attacked by dozens of Arabs in pastures between the yishuvim of Ma’ale Michmash and Rimonim in Binyamin early Tuesday afternoon. The Arabs attacked the Jews with clubs and stones. “I was herding the flock of sheep near the farm and suddenly four masked Arabs ran towards me with clubs,” one shepherd said from his hospital bed. “I immediately called the other shepherds who reported to the army and ran to the scene. Within a few seconds, dozens more Arab rioters came running to the scene and just started beating me to a pulp with stones and clubs from all directions.” “There isn’t one place on my body that wasn’t hit. Another Jew who was with me was hit by a rock in the groin and the Arabs broke his finger with a club. The other Jews that came were also injured one by one. There were six times more Arabs than Jews and they came with a murderous glint in their eyes.” MDA paramedics called to the scene administered emergency medical aid to the Jews and evacuated them to Shaare Tzedek Hospital in light condition. Following the incident, three of the Arabs were arrested by Israeli security forces. Earlier this month, a Jew was severely injured when dozens of Arabs from Burqa violently attacked a Jewish shepherd in Binyamin. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

IDF forces, Shin Bet operatives and Border Guard officers carried out a special arrest operation overnight Tuesday in Yehudah and Shomron. Six Arabs suspected of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at the road leading from Gush Etzion to Beitar Illit and Beit Shemesh were arrested in the village of Husan, next to Beitar Illit. The arrest of the suspects was made by soldiers of the 82nd Battalion – operating in the field in accordance with intelligence means. “This is a direct continuation of the general effort of the IDF forces to enable a calm and safe life for the residents of the entire region,” the IDF spokesperson said. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Dozens of Arab rioters from the village of Umm Tuba entered the Jewish neighborhood of Har Homa in western Jerusalem on Friday night and began hurling rocks and fireworks at Jewish homes and cars. Baruch Hashem, no one was injured in the attack, which occurred close to midnight. In recent days, Har Homa residents have reported multiple incidents of stones being thrown at their cars, with the incidents occurring near the entrance to Har Homa Gimmel, which is near Umm Tuba. Likud candidate and former UN ambassador Danny Dannon reacted to the report by stating: “Total loss of governance. Today it’s Har Homa – tomorrow it’s Be’er Sheva, Haifa and Tel Aviv. We must give power to the police and IDF soldiers and restore governance.” Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Aryeh King who is a right-wing activist called on residents to take their security into their own hands: “To residents of Jerusalem in general and the Har Homa neighborhood of Jerusalem in particular, I (again) call clearly and unequivocally: Don’t stand by and let the terrorists raise their heads!” “Go out and protect your neighborhoods, your homes, your vehicles, your families, and when the police arrive, let them do their job, but until they arrive [if they arrive], protect your lives and your property by any means at your disposal. The law is on your side. Morality is on your side. Values ​​and Zionism are on your side. And I and the entire Jerusalem City Council are behind you.” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

A disturbing incident occurred on Thursday evening when Jewish residents of the Shomron physically attacked IDF forces. The incident began with a protest by Jews in the Hawara area, near Shechem, during which Jews took revenge on Palestinians for throwing stones at their cars earlier in the day by throwing stones at Palestinian cars, leading to clashes between Jews and Arabs. The Jews were protesting against the daily terror acts perpetrated against Jews by local Arabs. IDF forces, led by the commander of the 202nd Paratrooper’s Battalion, engaged in efforts to restore order and were violently attacked by a number of Jews, including the spraying of pepper gas. The commander and a soldier were slightly injured. The Jews involved in the incident fled the scene afterward but after searches by Israeli security forces, one of the suspects, an IDF soldier himself and resident of the Shomron, was located and arrested on Thursday morning. Further arrests are expected. In wake of the incident, the IDF issued a sharply worded condemnatory statement. “Violence against security forces is criminal behavior that requires judgment to the fullest extent of the law. The harm of IDF soldiers by settlers, who are protected by them, is wrongful behavior that we must denounce and act against vigorously.” It should be noted that the Jews who attacked the soldiers are a tiny minority who do not represent the thousands of law-abiding Jewish residents of Yehudah and Shomron who have great appreciation and respect for IDF soldiers. Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir responded to the incident by stating: “First and foremost it is important to say – violence against IDF soldiers is always wrong, and has no place in any situation, ever – and I strongly condemn it. But the fact that the IDF spokesperson chose to issue a statement stating that ‘tonight there was a violent disturbance by dozens of settlers in the Hawara area, in which stones were thrown at Palestinian vehicles,’ without noting that previously stones were thrown at Jews by Palestinians, presenting a false one-sided scenario – is very serious.” “This is another testimony of the politicization that Benny Gantz is trying to introduce into the IDF. Gantz abandons the lives of the heroic settlers in Yehudah and Shomron, abandons the IDF soldiers and ties their hands in the fight against terrorism, and abandons the security of the State of Israel. The responsibility rests on his shoulders.” Former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stated: “I strongly condemn the violence against IDF soldiers and call on the security forces to bring the perpetrators to justice. I also protest the attempt to tarnish a large community of settlers because of the wrongful act of a few. The absolute majority of settlers respect the law, serve in the IDF, and are deeply grateful to our soldiers who protect us all.” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Arab terrorists threw a Molotov cocktail at the 189 bus on the way from the yishuv of Emmanuel to Bnei Brak on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred as the bus passed by the Palestinian village of Azzun, near Qalquilya. Pinchas, 24, a passenger on the bus, told Arutz Sheva that the firebomb hit the side of the bus. “I felt the heat of the fire, it was frightening.” He added that the driver spotted the terrorists and tried to swerve to the side. “He almost lost control but thanks to his vigilance, he prevented a sure disaster since the Molotov cocktail could have hit the front of the bus and caused an accident.” “A child sitting in the front seat that was filled with glass shards fell off the seat due to the driver almost losing control – this actually saved him from the glass hitting his face.” Pinchas said the bus passengers were all Chareidi families returning to their homes in Bnei Brak. “Everyone was screaming and was in hysterics,” he described the harrowing scene. He praised the behavior of the bus driver and several passengers who calmed the others. “We continued driving until the checkpoint, where security forces were waiting for us after receiving a report about the incident.” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)