Jewish settler ambushed near Kiryat Arba, forces rescue abducted woman

A Jewish settler was ambushed by club-wielding Palestinians near Kiryat Arba on Thursday evening. The police chief who responded was slightly injured by stones but fired warning shots, causing the assailants to flee. Separately, a woman in her 20s from central Israel who had been forcibly taken to Hebron by relatives was located and rescued by Israeli police, IDF troops, and Palestinian Authority police. The relatives were detained and transferred to the Tel Aviv district for investigation. The woman was in good health at the time of rescue.

On Thursday evening, a Jewish settler was ambushed by club-wielding Palestinians near Kiryat Arba, according to Army Radio. The woman alerted authorities, prompting the Kiryat Arba police chief to rush to the scene. Upon arrival, he was pelted with stones, leaving him slightly injured in the head. Despite this, he fired shots in the air, after which the assailants fled. In a separate incident, a woman in her 20s living in central Israel who had been forcibly taken to Hebron was located and rescued by authorities on Thursday evening, KAN reported, citing a police statement. Israeli police, IDF troops, and Palestinian Authority police were involved in the rescue operation. The woman had reportedly been taken to the West Bank city by her relatives, who were detained and will be transferred to the Tel Aviv district for further investigation. During the operation, forces were deployed outside the city, stopping a suspicious vehicle and alerting police to the scene, whereafter the woman was found. The woman was in good health at the time of her rescue, police said.