Israel Shoots Dead Two Palestinian Teens During Raid in Occupied West Bank

Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers during an overnight raid in the Kafr Aqab area on the edge of occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, Palestinian authorities and local residents said.

“Early Friday Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian teenagers in Kafr ’Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem, and wounded a third”

Al-Jazeera Net

Palestinian health officials and Wafa identified the dead as 18-year-old Amr Al‑Marbou' (also reported as Amr Khaled Al-Marboua) and 16-year-old Sami Mashaikh (also reported as Sami Ibrahim Mashaikha).

Al-Jazeera Net

Officials said both later died of wounds sustained during the raid.

Residents described troops deploying on streets and rooftops before opening fire.

Israeli police described the operation differently, saying their forces fired at individuals who "posed an immediate threat" and reporting that some suspects were evacuated for medical treatment.

The killing occurred amid a wider surge of violence and tightened restrictions in the West Bank since Israel’s war in Gaza began in October 2023.

Multiple outlets report high casualty and arrest figures that illustrate the scale of the campaign.

Al-Jazeera Net

Several reports cite roughly 1,076–1,078 Palestinians killed and about 10,700 injured across the occupied territory since the Gaza war.

Some outlets add arrest figures exceeding 20,000.

Other sources put recent West Bank deaths since the start of the year at lower but still significant tallies.

Alongside nightly raids by Israeli forces, multiple outlets report a parallel upsurge in settler violence across the West Bank.

“Attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians have risen, with residents saying overnight assaults near Nablus set fire to properties in Huwara and Abu Falah”

AL-Monitor

Attacks, arson and vandalism have been reported in Huwara, Ramallah, Nablus, Hebron and Masafer Yatta, including a reported burning of a scrapyard that destroyed hundreds of vehicles and assaults on Palestinian residents.

Human-rights groups and UN actors have documented and condemned these incidents, which outlets present as part of a broader deterioration of security for Palestinians across the occupied territory.

Official Israeli security sources and domestic agencies framed responses in security terms.

Israel Police said its forces fired at alleged hostile suspects and evacuated some for medical care.

CBC

The military deferred comment to the Border Police, and Israeli domestic intelligence (Shin Bet) told a special session that settler violence should be confronted "with full force."

In contrast, regional and rights-focused outlets link the raids and settler attacks to broader legal and humanitarian concerns.

They cite international opinion and rights groups that have labeled aspects of the occupation and displacement as illegal or amounting to possible war crimes.