Four Jewish shepherds were injured over the past 24 hours in attacks carried out by Arab rioters in Gush Etzion and the Binyamin region, Arutz Sheva reported.

At the same time, an explosive device was discovered in grazing areas near Route 465 in Binyamin.

The incidents began in the morning when about ten Arab rioters from the village of Sa’ir attacked a Jewish shepherd from the Ma’aleh Tedehar outpost in Gush Etzion.

According to the report, the rioters approached him while he was davening Shacharis, threw a stone at his head, and beat him with clubs.

The shepherd called for help, and IDF forces and additional residents arrived at the scene but were also attacked. Three people suffered head injuries and received initial treatment from Hatzalah Without Borders medics, and one of them was later evacuated to a hospital by Magen David Adom.

IDF forces detained several suspects who attempted to flee toward the village of Sa’ir for questioning, but it has not yet been reported whether any arrests were made.

At the same time, a shepherd from the village of Turmus Aya in the Binyamin region discovered an explosive device in grazing areas near Route 465. IDF forces and bomb disposal experts were called to the scene.

These incidents follow another attack that occurred yesterday in eastern Gush Etzion, when a shepherd from Magen Avraham Farm near the community of Ibei HaNachal was attacked by six masked Arab rioters from the village of Kisan who attempted to carry out a lynching.

The shepherd was injured in several areas of his body, and one of his fingernails was torn out. Police were called to the scene, and the shepherd was evacuated to a hospital by MDA paramedics. Police later reported that one suspect involved in the attack was arrested.

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)