During last week’s settler killing of a Palestinian-American teen in the West Bank, Israel Defense Forces soldiers were present as some 30 armed and masked settlers shot several Palestinians and stole hundreds of sheep from a private farm, according to new details of the attack published by the Haaretz newspaper Tuesday, citing witness testimony.

In the attack, which took place in the central West Bank Palestinian village of Mukhmas on Wednesday night, 19-year-old Nasrallah Abu Siam was shot and severely beaten by settlers with clubs while he was unconscious. He succumbed to his wounds in the hospital the next day.

According to witness testimony cited by Haaretz, Abu Siam and several Palestinians were tending to a privately owned plot of farmland east of Mukhmas when several settlers arrived with the apparent intent to steal from the farm.

“Suddenly, a settler arrived with a rifle along with two other adult settlers and a boy, maybe ten years old,” a witness told Haaretz, identifying the armed man as Amiel Dahan, the head of the local security squad of the nearby Neve Erez settlement.

According to the witness, Elisha Yered, a prominent settler activist who has been sanctioned by several countries for his involvement in violence against Palestinians, was also present at the time.

At one point, an argument began as the settlers encroached on the private farmland, prompting the arrival of dozens more armed settlers and several IDF troops.

According to the witness, some 40 minutes after the incident began, IDF soldiers began firing warning shots and tear gas in the direction of the Palestinians. When told by a Palestinian that the settlers were there to steal their sheep, a soldier threatened to shoot the farmer, the witness added.

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