A police officer has been seriously injured following an armed confrontation between feuding families in Beersheba on Monday. Officers responding to reports of violent clashes between the families discovered that the dispute had escalated to gunfire. When police arrived at the scene, shots were fired directly at officers, with several bullets striking their vehicle.
The police unit returned fire immediately, engaging with the source of the gunfire in what became an exchange of shots. Following the incident, one officer was transported to Soroka Medical Centre in Beersheba with injuries classified as serious. The incident highlights ongoing tensions between the families involved, though further details about the initial cause of the dispute remain unclear.
The incident is the latest in a series of armed confrontations linked to ongoing feuds within communities in the Negev region. Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting and the injuries sustained by the officer.
Source: Walla News — Original article in Hebrew.
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