An Israeli was slightly wounded in the stomach at noon (Tuesday) as a result of a shot fired at him while he was visiting an observatory near Mount Bracha. The IDF estimates that this is a shooting attack carried out by a Palestinian sniper.
According to the IDF, “a report was received of a shooting in the Har Bracha area of the Shomron Division, the details are under investigation.” The military force that arrived at the scene was informed that civilians had visited the Mitzpe Yosef near Mount Bracha. One of them said he felt a hit in his stomach, apparently from a distant projectile. A medical team was called He gave him initial treatment at the scene and cleared him for further treatment in a hospital.
Yaakov Golman, a medic from the Rescue Union who provided first aid to the injured person, said: “We were told at the scene that the young man was wounded by a gunshot. We gave him assistance at the scene and then he was taken to the Meir Medical Center, where at this stage his condition is considered mild.”
The IDF estimates that the shooting was carried out from the city of Nablus towards the Mitzvah. IDF forces began to operate in the Nablus area to find the terrorist.
