ByAMIR BOHBOT, JERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 25, 2026 19:29Updated: JULY 25, 2026 19:54A violent incident occured in Susiya, in the southern Hebron Hills, on Saturday, Israeli media reported.The IDF clarified in a statement that this was not a shooting incident as initially reported but a "violent incident" that included stone-throwing between the two parties.A farmer resident in the area and an active-duty soldier who was on leave at home were attacked by a Palestinian in Susiya, in the southern Hebron Hills.The attacker wounded the soldier in the head, stole his personal weapon, fired at the farmer, and fled the scene with the stolen weapon, the announcement said.Security and armed forces have been deployed to the area and are conducting an extensive search to locate the attacker.According to initial reports, the shooting happened after a fight between Israelis and Palestinians in the southern Hebron Hills. A weapon was apparently stolen, and one person was injured, but his condition is unclear.At 7:05 p.m., an MDA team was dispatched to the Susyia Junction on reports of a person injured by stone-throwing, where medics and paramedics provided medical treatment to a 25-year-old man who sustained serious injuries, the spokesperson said. The man was transported Soroka Hospital in moderate condition with a head injury.Large army forces and Border Police are on their way to the scene.This is a developing story.Follow us on Google