Following the incident that occurred early in the morning in the settlement of Retamim, during which a resident of the Naot Hovav Diaspora was shot to death, the father of the young man who was shot by the emergency squad arrived at the hospital to identify his son.
According to the father, the entrance wound of the bullet that was shot and hit him could indicate a shot from behind.
"The big wound is in the front and the small wound is in the back," said the father who claims that his son was shot in the back, "you can see the exit wound - it's big."
The settlement of Retemim in the Negev, photo: Lior Mizrahi
Early in the morning, before Shabbat, three young suspects infiltrated the settlement of Retamim.
The three, residents of the settlement of Bir Adaj and the Naot Hovav settlement, were identified by members of the alert squad and arrested on the spot.
During an interrogation, one of the suspects asked a member of the emergency department to come closer to him, tore the handcuffs attached to him and pulled a knife from his pocket.
The member of the standby squad, who recognized the danger, fired at him with his personal pistol.
"If the shooter was a Bedouin - he would have been questioned and arrested until the end of the proceedings"
The uncle of the victim, Salim Danfiri, in a conversation with "Israel Today" said that, "They (the police, AI) said that there was an incident near the settlement. Nothing was stolen in the incident, and they issued this version, a verdict. The man was handcuffed for 20 minutes , half an hour and ran away, and they shot him from behind and said that he endangered the people, five people, endangered them 17 years old, you understand? And this is to free the guy (the shooter) today."
The Bedouin diaspora Naut Hovav from which the 18-year-old who entered the harnesses came from, was shot and killed, photo: Dodo Greenspan, archive
"The police were at my place today," added the uncle.
"I told them clearly: If he was a Bedouin, even if he had done it accidentally - he would have been investigated and arrested until the end of the proceedings. Here in this case, one man was investigated, and one in the grave, which is less appropriate. We were assured that the issue would be investigated to the end, I asked One thing like what happens with me as a citizen, if I kill accidentally or on purpose, I should be behind bars. But if the guy is questioned because his back is a strong man, our situation is difficult in the Negev."
The Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, published a statement in response to the incident that took place in the Negev: "I fully support the member of the standby unit of the settlement of Retamim who acted with determination, rowed into contact and eliminated a man who tried to murder the members of the standby unit. I was informed about the incident on Saturday itself and I support the forces Ours. Anyone who enters a settlement with a knife and wants to murder the security forces has blood on his head. Here, too, it has been proven that weapons save lives. For these cases, we have established hundreds of new security units all over the country - in order to protect the settlements."
Minister Ben Gabir.
Full backup for the standby class, photo: Oren Ben Hakon
The police stated that the investigation of the incident was opened immediately after receiving a report about the incident, while arriving at the scene, collecting findings on the spot and collecting evidence.
Meanwhile, as part of the investigation, the police will request the autopsy of the deceased, 18 years old, and an examination at the Institute of Forensic Medicine.
The other two minors, 17 years old, residents of the community of Bir HaDaj, who infiltrated the community together with the deceased, were detained for questioning at the Segev Shalom station and based on the evidence collected against them, they will be brought today (Motash) to a hearing at the Be'er Sheva Magistrate's Court with a request to extend their detention.
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