West Bank20 September, 20262 min read
Hamas Operative Kadri Samara Killed Netanel Shakron Near Ein Raya Spring
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Kadri Samara, a Hamas operative, killed Netanel Shakron at Ein Raya spring near Neve Tzuf. An IDF tracker from the Binyamin Brigade shot Samara, likely saving Shakron’s 16-year-old son.
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Ein Raya attack and response
A 37-year-old Hamas operative, Kadri Samara, opened fire on the vehicle of Netanel Shakron at the Ein Raya spring, also known as Banaba spring, near the Binyamin community of Neve Tzuf in the Binyamin region of Samaria, and the shooting killed Shakron. A tracker from the Binyamin Brigade shot Samara and wounded him, and the tracker’s fire effectively saved Shakron’s 16-year-old son, who was beside him.
IDF forces raided the town of Bidu, northwest of Jerusalem, where Samara lived, and Palestinians said about 50 people were detained and held in one of the town’s homes after troops took control of the building. The sources said Samara drove to the area of the spring near Neve Tzuf, then opened fire, and an initial investigation found that Samara acted alone throughout the attack.
Detention, hospital raid, and manhunt
Israeli sources identified the slain man as Netanel Shakaron, 30, and IMEMC News said the Israeli army abducted a wounded Palestinian from a hospital, alleging that he carried out the attack. IMEMC News said Israeli forces invaded the area near Ein Wadi Raya, near Deir Nitham, northwest of Ramallah, launched extensive searches, and imposed a siege after the shooting near the illegal Neveh Tzuf colony west of Ramallah.
IMEMC News added that soldiers later invaded the Hclinic Specialized Hospital in Al-Bireh and abducted the wounded Palestinian, and the soldiers also confiscated a car that was reportedly used by the shooter. Ynetnews and ynetglobal both described how Samara was arrested at a clinic in Ramallah following a manhunt, and they said he fled there wounded after the tracker in an armored vehicle opened fire on him.
Calls for punishment and wider violence
Itamar Ben Gvir, the president of Otzma Yehudit and Minister of National Security, demanded the death penalty for the terrorist from Judea and Samaria, saying, "This is the first case in which the death penalty for terrorists can be applied." Ben Gvir also said, "In this situation, the sentence is mandatory; therefore, we demand that such punishment be imposed and that the terrorist be executed," as the attack occurred on Sunday in Binyamin.
“‘This is the first case in which the death penalty for terrorists can be applied,’ Ben Gvir stated.”
World Israel News Staff said residents come to immerse themselves in the spring ahead of Yom Kippur, and it quoted Binyamin Regional Council head and Yesha Council Chairman Israel Ganz saying, "Residents come to immerse themselves in the spring ahead of Yom Kippur, and a terrorist arrives armed with an M16 and opens fire on them." IMEMC News said UN OCHA documented more than 1,600 colonizer attacks across 275 West Bank communities from January through August 2026, and it said Israeli forces and colonizers have killed 102 Palestinians since the beginning of 2026, including three children.