An IDF officer was attacked by a settler Saturday night at a protest in the West Bank, the army said Sunday.
The incident happened when a group of settlers were closing a road near the Kedumim settlement in protest of the death of Ahuvia Sandak, a teenage settler who was killed last month when he got stuck in a car with him. police after he and several others were caught by rock drives at Palestinian vehicles.
IDF soldiers spread the protest of settlers near the Kedumim settlement
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Since Sandak’s death, protesters, mostly settlers and right-wing groups, have gone up all over Israel, calling for an investigation into what happened.
Several of these demonstrations have turned brutal, with protesters protesting against security forces.
Soldiers belonging to the Golani Brigade reached the scene to evacuate the settlers and open the road.
Lt. Col. Ayub Kayuf is attacked while soldiers defy the settlers ’protest
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Several of the protesters refused to evacuate and the soldiers began to force them out of the area.
One of the deniers turned brutally and began pounding the brigade’s reconnaissance battery chief, Lt. Col. Ayub Kayuf, several times.
Yehuda Shimon, a 45-year-old lawyer and father of 10, was arrested and handed over to police along with several other prosecutors.
Lt. Col. Ayub kayuf
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Kayuf has filed a formal complaint against Shimon, who denies punching the officer.
“I came to complain to my daughters,” Shimon told Ynet. “I was standing next to me smoking cigarettes.
“One of the officers, I didn’t know who he was, picked up one of the girls from the road and shouted at him to get his hands off him. He pushed me to the side and five soldiers shook me.”
Yehuda Shimon denies attacking Lt. Col. Ayub kayuf
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi strongly condemned the violent attack on the officer.
“The attack by an IDF officer, individuals who devote their days and nights to the protection of Israeli civilians, by settlers, who are themselves protected by them, is completely inappropriate,” he said in a statement. recitation.
“We must fight this type of misconduct immediately, and bring those who have made these acts to justice.”