A group of hikers was attacked by Arabs, Friday morning, in the Gush Etzion area of Judea, according to the Tatzpit news agency.
The Arabsfollowed the group,consisting ofabout 50 people, for several minutes,during whichtheycursedandthrew stones at them. When Israeli troops assigned to provide security felt it was a life-threatening situation, theyfired in the airand drove therioters off.