IDF Says Troops Fired Only in Air in Umm Safa Clash

Ynet published at 17:49 IDT that, after Palestinian reports from Umm Safa north of Ramallah, the IDF said troops fired only in the air while dispersing the gathering. Ynet's earlier 15:07 flash and WAFA's 14:39 report said local council head Marwan Sabbah alleged settlers entered the village outskirts, stole four sheep and that Palestinians were wounded by rubber-coated bullets when forces arrived. The new IDF statement says forces used riot-dispersal measures and a few rounds into the air, not direct rubber-bullet fire. Israel should investigate theft and vigilantism firmly while also correcting incomplete claims about soldiers' conduct.