Israeli army, settlers kill 2 Palestinians in separate West Bank incidents

Israeli settlers fatally shot 17-year-old Karim Sanad Shalaldeh in Hebron, while Israeli forces killed 58-year-old Fathi Khazem in Jenin. A Palestinian teenager in Hebron and a former colonel in Jenin have been shot and killed in separate incidents involving Israeli settlers and soldiers, as escalating attacks and the rapid expansion of illegal settlements drive a wave of forced displacement in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Friday that 17-year-old Karim Sanad Shalaldeh was fatally shot in an Israeli settler attack in Khirbet Hamroush. Shalaldeh sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was reported to be in critical condition before he was announced dead. A 70-year-old man was also shot and injured during the attack.

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Scoop News DeskPalestinians · Published Friday, August 21, 2026 at 5:17 PM UTCUpdated Sunday, August 23, 2026 at 11:03 AM UTC

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The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada and Norway on Thursday called Israel’s opening of construction tenders for more than 1,200 housing units under the project “ unacceptable ” and in violation of “the territorial contiguity of the Palestinian Territories”. “Not only will they take us further from peace, but they further undermine Israel’s international standing,” the statement said. 1 dead — Karim Sanad Shalaldeh, 17 Local sources told the Palestinian news agency, Wafa, that large groups of armed Israeli settlers raided the Khirbet Hamroush area, opening fire at residents and setting Palestinian homes on fire. The area has also been declared a closed military zone.

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