Ismail Tamizi and his wife Zarifa. Settlers descend from the hills, graze their flocks in fields that are not theirs, and provoke the residents. Credit: Alex LevacIsmail Tamizi lost his job in Israel after 38 years, and since then his small plot of land in the West Bank has been his whole world. Last month, settlers approached the plot and one of them shot Tamizi. The Israeli police are shifting responsibility to the army, while the army is passing it back to the police09:04 AM • July 04 2026 IDTHe lies on his back in a hospital bed that his family arranged for him at home, his gaze fixed on the ceiling. Both his legs are immobile. Ismail Tmaizi, 60, is liable to remain paralyzed for the rest of his life, after a settler who encroached on his land shot him in the stomach from close range on June 5. The bullet exited from his back, but fragments struck his spine.In the NewsA Palestinian Was Paralyzed. The Settler Who Shot Him May Never Be InvestigatedSettlers Raid Palestinian Villages Across West Bank, Israel Police Arrest LocalsDumber Than a 10 Year Old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?The Gift Jews Gave to America on Its 100th Birthday in 1876Ben-Gvir Once Again Cancels U.S. Visit Amid Calls to Prosecute HimRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has Arrived103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionTop Israeli Diplomats Accuse Mamdani of Antisemitism Over 'Jewish State' RemarkNetanyahu Trolls Trump and Turkey: Why Israel Recognized the Armenian Genocide