An Israeli settler shot and wounded a Palestinian man who threatened him with a rock, police said Saturday, while Palestinian media reported that the man was mentally disabled.

According to police, the Palestinian man arrived at an outpost farm near the northern West Bank village of Duma “already armed with a large stone and began to go wild and behave suspiciously, and, at a certain point, threatened a local resident who approached to inquire about his actions and attempted to attack him with the stone.”

At that point, the settler felt threatened and shot and “neutralized” the man, police said.

The official Palestinian news agency WAFA quoted Red Crescent medics as saying that the man, 29, was mentally disabled and had been shot in the stomach and leg.

According to the Haaretz news site, the man was taken to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus for treatment.

Speaking to the news outlet, Duma Mayor Suleiman Dawabsheh said the man’s condition was stable.

مستوطنون يهاجمون منزلاً في عرب الكعابنة شرق الطيبة قرب رام الله pic.twitter.com/ybtgUwCCDd — شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) June 13, 2026

مستوطنون يهاجمون منزلاً في عرب الكعابنة شرق الطيبة قرب رام الله pic.twitter.com/ybtgUwCCDd

— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) June 13, 2026

IDF troops and police officers were present at the scene at the time of the shooting, Dawabsheh added. Following the incident, soldiers allegedly handcuffed the man’s hands and feet and held him for more than an........

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