Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man Near Jerusalem Barrier and at Gush Etzion Junction

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man at a concrete barrier near Jerusalem, with the Washington Post citing the ministry’s identification of 26-year-old Imad Haroun Ishtayeh from the village of Salem, east of Nablus, and saying he was pronounced dead at the Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah after being shot in the thigh in al-Ram.

“La violence des colons et de l’armée d’occupation s’intensifie dans le silence international Par l’Agence Média Palestine, le 31 mars 2026 Funérailles d’un adolescent de 15 ans tué par les forces israéliennes, Bethléem, 28 mars 2026 Photographe : Mosab Shawer La semaine du 24 au 31 mars 2026 a été marquée en Cisjordanie par une intensification des opérations militaires israéliennes et des violences de colons”

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The same reporting chain described another fatality in the West Bank: WAFA said a Palestinian was killed by Israeli occupation forces’ live fire at the Gush Etzion junction, south of Bethlehem, identifying him as 31-year-old Amjad Jawad Abdel Fattah Natsheh.

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WAFA also linked the killings to a broader escalation across West Bank governorates, saying the deaths came alongside injury and detention of dozens of citizens.

In parallel, Anadolu Ajansı reported that Israeli forces killed a Palestinian worker Sunday in the town of al-Ram near a separation wall, identifying him as Imad Haroun Hamdan Ishtayeh, 27, and saying he died after being shot in the thigh.

The Washington Post and Anadolu Ajansı both placed the fatal shooting in the al-Ram area near the separation wall, while WAFA placed a separate death at the Gush Etzion junction south of Bethlehem.

Middle East Eye described how Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian worker as he climbed the separation wall in the occupied West Bank in an attempt to enter Jerusalem in search of work, identifying him as Imad Haroun Ishtayeh, 27, and saying he was killed after being shot in the thigh near the town of al-Ram, north of Jerusalem.

Middle East Eye quoted his cousin Nasser Ishtayeh saying, "Imad was incredibly kind, always joking and laughing, and always eager to help people," and added that villagers rushed to the hospital in Ramallah after he was shot.

Anadolu Ajansı

The same article framed the deaths as part of a pattern, with Shaher Saad, head of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, saying Imad was the fifth worker killed by Israeli forces this year while attempting to reach the other side of the barrier.

Agence Media Palestine reported that the week from 24 to 31 March 2026 in the West Bank was marked by intensified Israeli military operations and settler violence, and said that on 30 March 2026 a young Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces in the village of Kharsa, south-west of Hebron.

Agence Media Palestine further said that in that Kharsa case, soldiers prevented access to the wounded and confiscated ambulance keys until his death, then took his body to an unknown destination.

Agence Media Palestine said that since 7 October 2023, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics has recorded 1,116 civilians killed in the West Bank and more than 9,000 injured.

“Each week, the macabre tallies of victims of the Israeli army and armed settler groups grow in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem”

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It also reported that the number of Palestinians displaced since the beginning of the year exceeds the total recorded for all of 2025, citing OCHA.

The article described how raids and settler violence continued across areas including Ramallah, Qalqilya, Taybeh, and Silwad, while also noting that the mosque Al-Aqsa remained closed to Muslim worshippers for the thirtieth consecutive day since 28 February 2026.

In a separate thread, Ouest-France reported that the Palestinian Authority announced the death of a 16-year-old boy, Ammar Yasser Mohammad Taamara (16), killed by a bullet to the chest during a raid on the locality of Tuqa, southeast of Bethlehem, where the Israeli army said it opened fire on stone-throwers.

Ouest-France added that the incident was under review, with the Israeli army saying it believed it had hit a person and that the soldiers used riot-control measures before firing.