Jewish Settlers Shoot And Murder Palestinians, Burn Homes And Cars. They Enter One Home And Attack An 80 Year Old Man After Trying Grabbing And Pulling Away His Grandson

More information has come out about the attack done by settlers on the Palestinian village of Al-Mughayyir, and has been published by Haaretz in a recent article.

The attackers were masked, wearing civilian clothes as they attacked homes. When locals rushed to protect the home of the Abu Ata family, Israeli soldiers shot at them with tear gas:

The invaders wore civilian clothing and had covered their faces – some with shirts, some with black stocking caps. The mosque loudspeakers announced that the Abu Ata home, the one closest to the Allon Road, had been attacked. The soldiers in the jeeps fired tear gas at the Palestinians who had tried to protect the family.

A several Palestinians were shot, and one was killed. One man had his whole flock of sheep stolen who beat him until he passed out:

Jihad Abu Alia, 25, was shot and killed by a settler. Several other residents also suffered gunshot wounds. The Israeli civilians broke into Imad Abu Alia’s sheepfold, stole his entire flock, and beat him until he passed out. The security source said that three suspects were arrested on that day, four were detained and released, and eight more have been arrested since.

One Palestinian man described being hit by a rock after his car got stoned:

Bishara, whose house is the northernmost of the three brothers’ homes, said he suddenly saw a masked man holding a stone. “I was certain it was one of our guys who had gone out to defend the village,” he said. “I didn’t understand why he was throwing a stone at my car. And then he also threw a stone at me, which hit my leg. One of my relatives yelled at me from a distance, ‘They’re settlers.’ It all happened in seconds.

They shattered his door and set his home on fire:

“Several other masked men appeared. I ran inside. There wasn’t time to close the steel door. In my stupidity, I closed the sliding door. The guy threw a stone that shattered its glass. I immediately started to lower the shutters.”

Meanwhile, he saw another masked man throw something into his car. Flames emerged from it. The family stayed in the living room. “Our little Doha and Sajaa hid under a blanket,” Nadia said. Bishara added, “I was also afraid. How could I not be?”

Another man went up to a rooftop and watched as a settler burned his car before another settler started shooting at him:

Moussa went up to the roof and saw a masked man throw a stone at his car. The glass shattered. Then another group of masked men arrived, and one of them threw something that immediately ignited. Another armed man stood among the trees and shot at Moussa. “I immediately crouched down and took shelter behind the roof’s concrete barrier,” he said.

And then a group of Palestinians from a neighboring village arrived and rescued Moussa and his family:

And then young men from the village came to rescue them. “I’m from a different village, I didn’t know them,” said Iman, Moussa’s wife. “I was afraid they were settlers. But then I recognized one of them and calmed down. They carried both children outside. I was so frightened my legs wouldn’t carry me. I could barely walk.” Only after they reached a relative’s house did 5-year-old Amar allow himself to burst into tears.

The settlers broke into a home, tried grabbing a child and threw a table at an 80 year old man:

The invaders beat and kicked the steel door at the entrance until it burst open. Four unarmed masked men raced inside. Two went toward the kitchen and the bathroom. Lina, who is pregnant, and her sister-in-law Amal were standing behind the wooden door to the living room and leaning against it. But two of the invaders managed to break through, stones in hand.

Lina recounted how she held the now-detached door and tried to block the men who were throwing stones at anyone nearby. The 5-year-old twins, Shirin and Ribhi, hid under the coffee table. Three-year-old Diana covered her face with a pillow and pressed herself into the edge of the sofa. Julia, who is 8, and Laila, 11, crouched on the floor in the space between the furniture. All the children screamed and wept.

Lina said one of the invaders grabbed Rashid, her sister-in-law Amal’s 8-year-old son, and began pulling him. Amal grabbed her son and rescued him. “Our concern for our children gave us the courage,” Lina explained.

Later, the family discovered that the kitchen floor was covered with shards of glass, food items, and cooked food that had been taken out of the refrigerator and flung there. They also discovered that the microwave, a mirror, pottery, and a table had been broken. A stone had broken the TV. The family’s car was torched.

Haroun and his father raced down the stairs. One of the invaders threw part of the plastic table that was in the yard at the 80-year-old man. It hit him in the face, and he slipped and fell down the stairs. Haroun grabbed two plastic Coke bottles that were in a box on the stairs and threw them at one of the invaders.

By that point, rescuers from the village were already near his house, and the four invaders who were inside fled. The settlers outside also dispersed.

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