Dozens of Arab rioters attacked Jewish shepherds in the heart of Shomron on Wednesday morning, hurling rocks and stones at them from close range and injuring five.

The attack took place in the grazing areas of the Brit Avraham farm near Sebastia, when dozens of Arabs from the nearby village of Ramin launched a coordinated attack on the Jewish shepherds.

Magen David Adom paramedics and EMTs were dispatched to the scene and treated a man in his 20s who suffered a head injury after being struck directly by a stone. He was evacuated to Beilinson Hospital in moderate condition and taken to the trauma unit for further treatment.

Four other Jews were lightly injured in the attack and received medical treatment at the scene.

IDF troops and other security forces were dispatched to the area and began searches for the assailants.

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)