Israeli Army, Settlers Kill Two Palestinians in Separate Incidents
The Palestinian health ministry said one victim was shot in Jenin and another was killed by settler gunfire as West Bank violence surged.
- On Friday, separate incidents in Jenin and the southern West Bank left two Palestinians dead, as Israeli forces fatally shot retired Palestinian National Security Forces colonel Fathi Zidan Hazem, while settler gunfire killed 17-year-old Karim Sanad Raja Shalaldeh near Sair.
- Violence across the occupied West Bank has surged since the Gaza war began on October 7, 2023, with at least 1,099 Palestinians killed by Israeli troops or settlers compared to 48 Israeli fatalities.
- The military claimed Hazem attempted to stab troops, a characterization the Palestinian Health Ministry disputes, while local sources reported armed settlers raided Khirbet Hamroush, opening fire at residents and setting homes ablaze.
- A Human Rights Watch report released Thursday found state-backed settler violence displaced 107 Palestinian communities since January 2023, while settlers continue besieging three homes in Qusra for a 13th consecutive day.
- International powers including Canada, France, and the United Kingdom on Thursday condemned new Israeli construction tenders for 1,200 housing units, labeling the project "unacceptable" and warning that settlement expansion undermines territorial contiguity.
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One was killed in Jenin, in the north, by Israeli army fire, and the other in the south of the territory by a settler.
Two Palestinians were killed on Friday in the occupied West Bank, one in Jenin, in the north, by Israeli army fire. The other was shot dead by an Israeli man tasked with protecting a group of Jewish settlers who stormed a village in the southern part of the territory.
In the occupied West Bank, violence escalates between radical settlers and the Palestinian population. A 17-year-old died at Hebron.
Israel army, settlers kill 2 Palestinians in separate incidents
RAMALLAH: Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man on Friday in the city of Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank, with the military saying he had attempted to stab a soldier. In a separate incident in the southern West Bank, Israeli settlers fatally shot a 17-year-old, the Palestinian health ministry said. In Jenin, 58-year-old Fathi Zidan Hazem, “died from injuries
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