Settlers left without guns after horse shot
Two weeks ago, police confiscated arms from setters for ballistic check due to suspicions they shot dead horse belonging to Palestinians
Police confiscated guns belonging to residents of the West Bank outpost of Adei Ad following clashes with Palestinians in which a horse was shot dead. Police seized the guns in order to carry out a ballistic check and settlers say that the move has endangered their lives. "This is a severe blow to the security of the residents," Avigdor Shatz, security officer of the Binyamin Regional Council, told Ynet Monday evening.
Two weeks ago, Palestinians claimed settlers attacked local farmers from the village of Marayar near the outpost, which is in the Ramallah region, and shot dead a horse. Army and police forces rushed to the area and launched an investigation. Police confirmed the horse was found shot, and magazine clips were found on the scene. Palestinians say settlers from Adei Ad sent a dog, which injured one of them, and prevented local farmers from reaching their plots.
Binyamin District Police arrived at the scene, launched an investigation, and found a dead horse with gunshot wounds. No suspects have been arrested as of yet.
'Shots fired at horse'
Shatz told Ynet: "There was a clash between a group of Israelis and Palestinians; apparently there were shots fired at a horse which was killed. The next day, the incident was investigated, and during the week, all of the guns of the residents held under license were taken for a ballistic check. Today, two weeks later, the residents have no weapons to defend themselves with."
He added: "The army said that it is making an effort to speed up the processes. There is no security over the community today other than the army which is in the area. This is a severe blow to the security of the residents. I'm really asking: either give us replacement guns, or speed up the ballistic check."
Police said in response: "After the incident two weeks ago guns were taken for a check at a criminal forensics lab in order to check whether the shots fired came from one of the guns. During the procedure a message was sent to the IDF to take all of the weapons for a check and to find a temporary solution for security. The IDF must provide a solution."
