Khirbet Zanutah, South Hebron Hills: Settlers shoot dog; soldiers arrest three community residents

On Thursday, 3 February 2022, Salem al-Batat (24) was grazing his flock with his dog near the community. Suddenly, he noticed a drone overhead and three settlers approaching him with a dog, one of them armed. The settlers threw a stun grenade at him, and al-Batat fled towards the community’s homes and went to get his family. When he returned to the area with two brothers and a cousin, they managed to retrieve the flock. Soldiers who came to the scene arrested the brothers and cousin. The settlers shot the dog and critically injured it. 
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