WATCH: Settler opens fire at protest against West Bank outpost
Israeli soldiers did not detain the settlers armed with weapons and attack dogs, but instead threatened to arrest the Palestinian demonstrators.
Israeli settlers and soldiers seen after a settler opened fire at a group of nearby Palestinian protesters, near al-Mughayyer, West Bank, December 18, 2020. (Sharona Weiss/Activestills.org)
An Israeli settler opened fire at a group of Palestinian and Israeli protesters on Friday during a demonstration against an unauthorized outpost near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. The soldiers that arrived at the scene did not detain the settler, but rather demanded the protesters leave the area. No one was injured.