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Palestinian teens killed during settler attack on West Bank village, officials say
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Two Palestinian teenagers, Omar al-Nassan (19) and Khalil Abu Alia (16), were killed during confrontations with Israeli settlers and soldiers in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir, reportedly while trying to stop sheep theft.
- The Israeli military stated its forces were securing an Israeli civilian and police retrieving livestock, firing on what they called "key instigators" amid stone-throwing by Palestinians.
- The incident occurs amid a surge in settler violence in the West Bank, with over three attacks daily on average this year, resulting in at least 81 Palestinian deaths and ongoing criticism of the Israeli military's role.
- Separately, Israeli forces demolished the Palestinian village of Khirbet al-Tabban in Masafer Yatta without warning, displacing 70 residents, following a 2022 Supreme Court ruling permitting demolitions in a declared military firing zone.
- Since 1967, Israel has established about 160 settlements housing 700,000 Jews in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, where approximately 3.3 million Palestinians also live, fueling ongoing conflict over land claims.
