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Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in West Bank Israeli forces shot dead an 18-year-old Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said Friday, while the military said it had killed someone who threw firebombs at vehicles.In the early hours of Friday, the health ministry said it had been informed of “the martyrdom of the young man Haitham Ezzedine Omar Hmeida, 18, by occupation gunfire in the village of Beitin,” northeast of Ramallah.For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page.It added that the man’s body was being withheld.In a statement, the Israeli military said its forces had “identified several terrorists throwing Molotov cocktails at Israeli vehicles traveling on a major roadway” near the village of Beitin.“The soldiers opened fire at the terrorists and eliminated one of them,” the military said, adding that its forces were “currently pursuing the remaining suspects.”Since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023 with Hamas’s attack on Israel, near-daily

Palestinian Health Ministry: Israeli Forces Kill Man in West Bank Israeli forces fatally shot a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said, with the Israeli military confirming troops had fired at someone "throwing objects" at soldiers. The shooting is the latest fatal incident to occur as violence surges in the occupied Palestinian territory. In a statement, the Palestinian health ministry announced the death of 32-year-old Mustafa Taha Mustafa Al-Khatib "at dawn today after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in Salfit.” It added that his death brought the number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of the year to 72, including 17 children, five women, and two elderly people. When asked by AFP about the incident, the Israeli military said that "during IDF soldiers' operational activity in the area of Sarta, a terrorist threw objects at the soldiers." "The soldiers initiated standard suspect apprehension procedures, which included warning shots into the air. After the terrorist continued attacking the soldiers and throwing objects in a manner that posed a threat to them, they responded with fire toward him," the military …

Israeli forces shoot and kill Palestinian man inside his home in ... A Palestinian man was killed on Thursday after being shot by Israeli forces during a raid on the town of Sarta in the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses. Israeli forces raided the town west of Salfit and conducted house searches and arrest operations targeting several Palestinians, witnesses toldAnadolu. During the raid, Israeli soldiers entered a home and opened fire at Mustafa Taha Khatib inside the house, critically wounding him, the witnesses said. Khatib was transferred to Salfit Government Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The Israeli army did not immediately comment on the incident. The occupied West Bank has seen escalating attacks by the Israeli army on Palestinians and their property since the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023. Since then, Israeli military escalation and attacks by illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank have killed 1,173 Palestinians, wounded 12,666, led to the arrest of about 23,000 and displaced 33,000, according to official Palestinian figures. Palestinians warn that the attacks are paving the way for Israel to formally…

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man in his home in Sarta A Palestinian man was killed at dawn on Thursday in the occupied West Bank when Israeli occupation forces invaded the village of Sarta, west of Salfit in the central West Bank, detonated the front door of his home, and shot him while he was sleeping after returning from work. Local sources told WAFA News Agency that the slain man, identified as 32‑year‑old Mustafa Taha Mustafa Al‑Khatib, was killed after Israeli soldiers detonated the door, broke into his house, and opened fire directly at him. https://imemc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BJgPLUYaNwRrvH-T.mp4 The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its crews received a call at around 4 a.m. reporting an injury in the village. An ambulance was dispatched immediately, but Israeli soldiers prevented the medics from reaching the property for nearly 90 minutes before informing them that Al‑Khatib had already died. According to the Red Crescent, its team received the body about an hour after being allowed access and transferred it to the Yasser Arafat Governmental Hospital in Salfit. Medical staff reported that Al‑Khatib had been shot multiple times at close range, including fou…

Palestinian ministry says Israeli forces kill teen in West Bank <article data-history-node-id="443663" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-ministry-says-israeli-forces-kill-teen-west-bank" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-ministry-says-israeli-forces-kill-teen-west-bank" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Palestinian ministry says Israeli forces kill teen in West Bank</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Palestinian health ministry said Israeli forces fatally shot a 16-year-old boy in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the second reported killing of a Palestinian teenager within a week.</p> <p>Two other boys, both aged 14, were injured in the incident at the Qalandia refugee camp near Ramallah, the ministry said.</p> <p>"Sixteen year old Waleed Nidal Waleed Abu Sneineh was pronounced dead after being shot by Israeli forces," the ministry said.</p> <p>"Two other children sustained gunshot wounds to... lower limbs in the same incident."</…

“Israeli occupation forces have killed 15-year-old Amir Ahmad Jawad Jaber, shooting him in the head and chest during a raid on the Umm al-Sharayet neighborhood in Al-Bireh, in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.”

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man in West Bank - Asharq Al-Awsat Israeli forces shot dead an 18-year-old Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said Friday, while the military said it had killed someone who threw firebombs at vehicles. In the early hours of Friday, the health ministry said it had been informed of "the martyrdom of the young man Haitham Ezzedine Omar Hmeida, 18, by occupation gunfire in the village of Beitin," northeast of Ramallah. It added that the man's body was being withheld. In a statement, the Israeli military said its forces had "identified several terrorists throwing Molotov cocktails at Israeli vehicles traveling on a major roadway" near the village of Beitin. "The soldiers opened fire at the terrorists and eliminated one of them," the military said, adding that its forces were "currently pursuing the remaining suspects." Since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023 with Hamas's attack on Israel, near-daily violence has rocked the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967. Israeli soldiers or settlers have killed at least 1,078 Palestinians since then, including many gunmen, according to an AFP tally based on…

Israeli forces kill a young Palestinian man in occupied West Bank Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli Military Says Killed Two Palestinians in West Bank Israel's military said it killed two Palestinians in the north of the occupied West Bank Saturday, accusing one of throwing "a block" and the other an explosive at its soldiers. In a statement the military said that during an operation "in the area of Qabatiya, a terrorist hurled a block toward the soldiers, who responded with fire and eliminated the terrorist". "Simultaneously, during an additional operation in the Silat al-Harithiya area, a terrorist hurled an explosive toward the soldiers, who responded with fire and eliminated the terrorist." Both locations are near the city of Jenin. The Israeli military reported no injuries among its troops. The Palestinian health ministry said that a 16-year-old boy died "from wounds caused by a bullet of the Israeli occupation forces", according to the official Wafa news agency. It also reported that a 22-year-old man was killed by "a bullet to the chest during an occupation forces raid" on Silat al-Harithiya. Violence in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, has soared since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023 triggered the Gaza war. It has not subsided despite the …

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in the West Bank <article data-history-node-id="443651" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-teen-west-bank" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-teen-west-bank" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in the West Bank</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>A Palestinian teenager on Sunday was killed by Israeli forces after he was gunned down during a raid on the Qalandiya refugee camp.</p> <p>The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the 16 year-old teenager as Walid Nidal Abu Sneineh. Two other children were wounded in the same raid.</p> <p>Sneineh is among over 1,175 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied territory since 7 October, 2023.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

Israeli forces kill a Palestinian man in occupied West Bank | AP News Mourners bury the body of Palestinian Mustafa al-Khatib, 32 who was killed during an Israeli army raid at his home in the early morning, at the cemetery of the West Bank village of Sarta, west of Salfit, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) Palestinians inspect the bloodstained bedroom of Mustafa al-Khatib who was killed during an Israeli army raid at his home in the early morning, in the West Bank village of Sarta, west of Salfit, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) Mourners bury the body of Palestinian Mustafa al-Khatib, 32 who was killed during an Israeli army raid at his home in the early morning, at the cemetery of the West Bank village of Sarta, west of Salfit, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) A Palestinian man inspects the bloodstained bedroom of Mustafa al-Khatib, who was killed during an Israeli army raid at his home in the early morning, in the West Bank village of Sarta, west of Salfit, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) Mourners bury the body of Palestinian Mustafa al-Khatib, who was killed during an Israeli army raid at his home in t…

Israeli forces kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender Add NBC News to Google Israeli forces open fire on two Palestinians in the West Bank 00:59 Get more news Live on Share Add NBC News to Google Nov. 28, 2025, 5:59 AM EST By Babak Dehghanpisheh Israeli security forces shot and killed two Palestinian men who appeared to be unarmed and surrendering in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to video filmed by Palestine TV that was distributed by Reuters, and video shot by the news agency itself. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The shooting comes amid mounting settler violence and ramped-up operations by the IDF in the West Bank in recent weeks. The United Nations human rights rights office said Friday it was appalled by the incident, which Palestinian officials said amounted to an execution in “cold blood.” Israeli authorities said the two men were wanted militants who had thrown explosives and opened fire at troops, and that the incident was under review. The video was shot in the city of Jenin, and one portion has no sound. It shows two men leaving a building in a crouch with their hands up a…

Israeli forces kill unarmed man 'in bedroom' during West Bank home ... Israeli occupation forces killed an unarmed Palestinian man in his bedroom on Tuesday after breaking into his home in the occupied West Bank, according to local media. Mustafa Taha Mustafa al-Khatib, 32, was shot several times in the chest, head and hand during a raid on the village of Sarta, west of Salfit, according to his uncle, Yaseen al-Khatib. Yaseen told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that Mustafa was slow to answer the door because he had been sleeping. When he woke up, he tried to get dressed, but Israeli soldiers forced open the front door, stormed into his bedroom and opened fire on him. He said Israeli forces prevented residents from reaching Mustafa to provide first aid. He later died of his wounds. After the troops withdrew, paramedics were able to enter the area and transfer him to the hospital. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters Mustafa had been living alone in the house, while the rest of his family reside in Jordan . Footage circulated online showed his body lying inside the home fo…

Israeli occupation forces have killed 15-year-old Amir Ahmad Jawad Jaber, shooting him in the head and chest during a raid on the Umm al-Sharayet neighborhood in Al-Bireh, in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

“Israeli occupation forces have killed 15-year-old Amir Ahmad Jawad Jaber, shooting him in the head and chest during a raid on the Umm al-Sharayet neighborhood in Al-Bireh, in the occupied #WestBank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.”