Residents of Kedumim Panic Amid Prolonged Gunfire from Nearby Palestinian Village
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Heavy gunfire from the Palestinian village of Qadum near the Israeli settlement of Kedumim caused panic among residents on Thursday evening. The IDF and settlement security were deployed, and the head of the council demanded action to collect weapons and arrest militants. This event follows the Defense Minister's announcement of IDF preparations for potential internal conflicts among armed groups in the region.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Heavy gunfire from Palestinian village Qadum caused panic in nearby Israeli settlement Kedumim.
- Ozal Vatik, head of Kedumim council, demanded IDF collect weapons and arrest militants in Qadum.
- The IDF was mobilized and preparing for operations in Qadum following the shooting.
- The incident occurred two days after Defense Minister Israel Katz warned of potential internal conflicts.
- Civilian routine in Kedumim continued despite the security alert.
Residents of the Israeli settlement of Kedumim in the Samaria region experienced panic Thursday evening due to sustained, heavy gunfire originating from the adjacent Palestinian village of Qadum. The settlement's security department and the IDF were mobilized in response to the reports.
Ozal Vatik, the head of the Kedumim council, demanded that security forces enter Qadum to collect weapons and apprehend militants. He emphasized that the presence of so much weaponry in a village so close to Kedumim is unacceptable, regardless of the reason for the shooting, whether it be an internal dispute or something else.
Vatik stated that the IDF was preparing for operations in the village following the gunfire. He called for extensive action against illegal arms possession in Qadum, urging security forces to conduct a large-scale entry to seize weapons and arrest "terrorists."
Despite the security incident, Vatik assured that the civilian routine in Kedumim continued as normal, with the settlement's security department deployed throughout the area.
The incident occurs two days after Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that the IDF was preparing for the possibility of armed elements in Judea and Samaria turning their weapons on themselves, a scenario referred to as "turning the barrels."
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