Hundreds of Arabs in the Shilo-Eli area, reacting to false rumors of a Jewish attack - rumors that continued to be disseminated as news on Israel Radio as late as 11:30 AM - attacked Jewish farmers, fields, and cars near Shvut Rachel this morning.
Army and police arrived on the scene and attempted to restore order, but the Arabs continued to burn fields even in their presence. Israeli vehicles had been burnt and damaged beforehand. At one point, some 200 Arabs surrounded the small community of Adei Ad and attacked it with rocks. Local security officer Moshe Tamir even had his gun snatched away by one of the marauders. Adei Ad is located adjacent to Shvut Rachel, in the Gush Shilo area of the Benjamin Regional Council district of the Shomron.
Army and police arrived on the scene and attempted to restore order, but the Arabs continued to burn fields even in their presence. Israeli vehicles had been burnt and damaged beforehand. At one point, some 200 Arabs surrounded the small community of Adei Ad and attacked it with rocks. Local security officer Moshe Tamir even had his gun snatched away by one of the marauders. Adei Ad is located adjacent to Shvut Rachel, in the Gush Shilo area of the Benjamin Regional Council district of the Shomron.