Shooting and fireworks: 100 participants in a brawl between clans in Rahat, two police officers injured | Documentation

A mass brawl broke out in Rahat between two clans over a dispute about a previous incident. About 100 people were involved, with gunfire, fireworks, stones, and chairs. Police arrested 24 men, and two officers were lightly injured.

Police arrested 24 men, residents of Rahat, on Saturday, following a mass brawl that broke out between two clans in the city. The background to the brawl, according to an initial investigation, is a dispute that began following an incident that occurred in the past. About 100 participants were involved in the brawl, during which shots were fired, fireworks were launched, stones were thrown, and chairs were hurled. Several lightly injured people were evacuated from the scene, including two police officers who were injured while trying to calm the situation and restore order. Police used grenades and pepper spray. The incident took place in the city of Rahat in the Negev.