Israeli Forces Kill 15-Year-Old Palestinian Teenager in Nablus West Bank Raid

Israeli forces killed a 15-year-old Palestinian teenager during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday, according to Palestinian media reports carried by Al Jazeera and Arab News PK.

“A 15-year-old Palestinian has died from his wounds after he was shot by Israeli forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian media reported”

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Al Jazeera said the teenager “died from his wounds after he was shot by Israeli forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus,” citing the official Palestinian news agency Wafa and medical sources.

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Arab News PK reported that “Israeli forces fatally shot a 15-year-old Palestinian boy on Thursday during a raid in the Rafidia neighborhood of Nablus, north of the West Bank,” and said the teenager died in hospital from critical injuries after being shot in the shoulder.

Multiple accounts tied the shooting to the Rafidia area and described the teenager being hit by live ammunition as soldiers withdrew.

Roya News similarly described a 15-year-old Palestinian boy killed after being shot by ‘Israeli’ forces during a raid on Nablus, saying medical sources at Nablus Specialized Hospital reported the minor “arrived in critical condition after being struck by live ammunition in the chest.”

The Times of Israel, citing the Israel Defense Forces, reported that troops opened fire on a Palestinian who hurled stones at troops during operational activity in Nablus and said it was aware of reports that “one Palestinian was killed.”

Across the accounts, the incident was framed as part of ongoing raids across the West Bank, with the Israeli military describing its actions as “operational activity” and “standard suspect apprehension procedures.”

Accounts of the Nablus raid converged on the Rafidia neighborhood and described live fire as Israeli forces left the area, but they differed in how they characterized the immediate trigger.

Al Jazeera quoted Abood al-Aker, communications director for the municipality, saying “six Israeli army vehicles had arrived in Nablus in the morning,” and that soldiers spoke to shop owners in Rafidia’s commercial area before “shot the teenager as they were exiting the city.”

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Al Jazeera also included the Israeli military’s explanation that a Palestinian hurled stones during an “operational activity” in the area of Nablus and that forces initiated “standard suspect apprehension procedures, which concluded with fire being directed at the suspect.”

The Times of Israel echoed the IDF framing, reporting that “a terrorist threw stones at the forces” and that “The troops carried out a suspect arrest procedure, at the end of which they opened fire at the terrorist.”

Roya News described confrontations in multiple neighborhoods of Nablus, saying witnesses reported soldiers fired live ammunition directly before withdrawing from the area, injuring the teen.

Al Jazeera added that the Israeli military said it was aware of reports that a Palestinian was killed at the scene.

Arab News PK described the broader pattern of Israeli raids, saying Israeli forces carry out “nearly daily and nightly raids across various towns and villages” to arrest individuals or conduct house searches.

The Times of Israel further placed the episode alongside other incidents in the West Bank on Thursday, including an Israeli 5-year-old lightly hurt by glass shards on Route 60 and an attempted car-ramming attack in Burqa that caused no injuries.

Several outlets identified the teenager and described the injury and hospital outcome in overlapping but not identical terms.

“LODNON: Israeli forces fatally shot a 15-year-old Palestinian boy on Thursday during a raid in the Rafidia neighborhood of Nablus, north of the West Bank”

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Al Jazeera said the teenager was “15-year-old Palestinian” and reported that he was transferred to a nearby hospital where he died, citing Wafa and medical sources.

The Times of Israel reported that the Palestinian Authority’s health ministry had reported that “15-year-old Youssef Sameh Shtayyeh was killed by Israeli fire in the area,” and it used that name in its account of the IDF response.

Roya News identified the minor as “Yousef Sameh Ishtayeh from the village of Tal,” and said he arrived at Nablus Specialized Hospital “in critical condition after being struck by live ammunition in the chest.”

Al Jazeera’s account described the teenager as being struck by live ammunition in the shoulder, saying he suffered critical injuries after being struck “in the shoulder” and died after transfer to hospital.

Arab News PK also said the teenager died in hospital from critical injuries after being shot in the shoulder.

The Times of Israel added separate injury details from other incidents on Thursday, including that “a 5-year-old boy was lightly wounded by glass shards when an Israeli vehicle came under attack on Route 60 in the West Bank.”

It also reported that the IDF encircled the West Bank village of Madama amid a search for a Palestinian who hurled stones at the vehicle on the nearby highway, and that a temporary security cordon was placed around the area of Madama.

The Nablus killing was reported alongside figures about raids and settler violence across the West Bank, with different sources citing different counts and time frames.

Arab News PK said the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah reported that “since the beginning of the year 16 Palestinians have been killed by gunfire from Israeli settlers in the West Bank,” with victims ranging in age from 13 to 60.

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It also said “At least 497 attacks have been carried out by Israeli settlers in the West Bank in March,” according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, and that “Another 1,322 raids were carried out by Israeli forces over the same period.”

Arab News PK added that “All settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law” and that “Excluding East Jerusalem, about 500,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank, alongside about 3 million Palestinians.”

Al Jazeera, in a separate passage, described violence soaring across occupied Palestinian territory since the start of Israel’s “genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza in October 2023,” and it said the Palestinian Health Ministry reported that Israeli settlers shot and killed a 25-year-old Palestinian man in Deir Dibwan town near Ramallah.

Al Jazeera also reported that the Palestinian Health Ministry said “at least 16 people had been killed in Israeli settler attacks this year,” and it specified that “The youngest of the victims was a 13-year-old child, and the oldest was a 60-year-old individual.”

The Times of Israel described tensions as “soaring across the West Bank in recent months,” and it referenced a spike in violent settler attacks on Palestinians that it said had become near-daily events.

It also reported that on Wednesday a Palestinian man was shot dead in Deir Dibwan, and that settlers set fire to a home and two cars in Beit Imrin, injuring eight people.

The reporting also connected the West Bank raid to international political pressure and to the broader escalation described by multiple outlets.

The Times of Israel quoted French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot saying the European Union may impose sanctions on Israelis linked to violent settler attacks “in the coming days,” and it included Barrot’s warning that Israel cannot be treated “as if nothing is happening” if its policies do not change.

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The Times of Israel said Barrot told French broadcaster franceinfo that he has been pushing “for a year” for sanctions against those responsible for the killings of Palestinians and arson attacks in the West Bank.

It further reported that the measures were “currently blocked at the EU level by a Hungarian veto,” and it named Hungarian leader Viktor Orban as a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Times of Israel added that Orban was ousted from office in a vote earlier this month by incoming prime minister Peter Magyar, who it said indicated he will not keep up Budapest’s blanket veto on EU actions against Israel.

In parallel, Al Jazeera’s account of the Nablus raid placed it within a wider pattern of violence across the occupied Palestinian territory since October 2023, describing Israeli army and settlers killing hundreds of Palestinians and causing widespread destruction in the West Bank.

Arab News PK similarly described the West Bank as a region under military occupation since June 1967 and said Israeli forces carry out raids to arrest individuals or conduct house searches over allegedly political or militant activities.

Roya News described the incident as coming amid a “noticeable escalation in military raids” carried out by “Israeli” forces across cities and towns in the occupied West Bank, and it said such operations frequently result in civilian casualties, particularly among children and teenagers.