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| Palestinian shepherd's dead dog |
Two teenage Palestinian shepherds were watering their family's flock at a well just above their village when a man running through the area, carrying an M-16, fired four or five shots at the dog which accompanies their flock. The shooter proceeded to chase the flock, kicking a ewe and throwing rocks at its head. The dog died immediately from four gunshot wounds and the incapacitated sheep died approximately two hours after the beating.
The two teenage shepherds, Mohammed Mahmoud Mukahmri, 15, and 'Awli 'Ali Mukhamri, 13, ascended the hill, following the assailant from a distance. They reported the man had a dark brown beard and was wearing black pants, a black shirt, and a yarmulke.
Hani Salaami Mukhamri, the owner of animals reacted sharply to the police investigator's doubts that Mukhamri could be certain the assailant that he saw was an Israeli settler, and not an Arab. “Palestinians in this area don't have guns, never in my life have I seen a Palestinian civilian with a gun. Only settlers have guns here.” Mukhamri also lamented the utter disregard for the lives of his animals, “three lives were lost here today: my shepherding dog, a sheep, and the unborn lamb that the ewe was carrying.”
The well where the shooting took place is a main source of water for the families in Maghayir Al-Abeed . In early 2001, Mukamri's mother was shot in the leg by an Israeli settler while she drew water from the very same well.
International peace activists from Christian Peacemaker Teams arrived at the scene after the shooting, taking testimony and photo and video documentation.
Pictures are available here: http://cpt.org/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=22150
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