According to witnesses of the second incident, the Israeli army dispersed the settlers without arresting any of them, presumably also those who attacked the Israeli commander, although four days earlier the incident had prompted Israeli Prime-Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to say: "We won't let them attack our soldiers.
Menurut para saksi insiden kedua, tentara Israel membubarkan para pemukim tanpa menahan mereka, termasuk yang diduga menyerang komandan Israel, meskipun insiden empat hari sebelumnya membuat Perdana Menteri Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, berkata: "Kami tidak akan membiarkan mereka menyerang tentara kami.