IDF Clarifies Troops Fired Only Warning Shots in West Bank Village Clash

Following Palestinian reports of an attack by settlers in the village of Umm Safa, north of Ramallah, and the injury of three Palestinians by rubber bullets, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued a statement clarifying their actions. The IDF emphasized that their forces operated to disperse the gathering using crowd control measures and fired only a few shots into the air as warnings. The military denied that live fire was used against the Palestinians during the incident.