This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.On November 25, 2023, three 20-year-old students of Palestinian descent were shot and injured in Burlington, Vermont.

[2] The students, who were visiting Burlington for Thanksgiving break,[3] were wearing keffiyehs to show solidarity with Palestine amid the ongoing war in Gaza when they were shot near the University of Vermont.

[4] A suspect was arrested the following day, with the Burlington Police Chief stating the shooting was being investigated as a possible hate crime.

[5] Three Palestinian 20-year-old male college students were returning to the home of one of their grandmothers after spending time bowling during a birthday party and were near the University of Vermont and the UVM Medical Center.

[7] The students were reported to be speaking a mixture of Arabic and English and two of them were wearing keffiyehs[8] when the suspect walked up to them and began to shoot at them, apparently only striking two of them when he was about 6 ft (1.8 m) away.

[11] In response to the news, the personal physician of King Abdullah II of Jordan reached out to the boy's family to identify his medical needs and send a specialist.

[15] In a statement following the shooting, the student who was permanently disabled said, "Had I been shot in the West Bank, where I grew up, the medical services that saved my life here would likely have been withheld by the Israeli Army.

[7] A subsequent search of his home revealed a pistol along with ammunition that was the same brand and caliber as shell casings found at the scene of the shooting.