West Bank · 15 September, 2026 · 3 min read
Israeli Forces Kill Ziad Muhammad Jaber During Raid in Al-Bireh, West Bank
Ziad Mohammad Jaber, 54, killed by Israeli forces during a dawn raid in Al-Bireh. Palestinian Health Ministry said he died from gunshot wounds sustained in Umm al-Sharayet.
Whether the Palestinian attempted to grab a soldier's weapon.
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The Times of Israel reports an attempted weapon grab before the shooting, while Anadolu Ajansı says Israeli forces opened fire in a raid.
Al-Bireh raid kills Jaber
A Palestinian man, Ziad Muhammad Jaber, 54, was killed by Israeli occupation forces’ gunfire during a raid into his house in the Umm al-Sharayet neighborhood of Al-Bireh in the central West Bank on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
“Ziyad Muhammad Jaber (54) was killed after being injured by live bullets fired by the occupation army”
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Jaber was killed after being injured by live bullets fired by the occupation army during its storming of the Am al-Shari‘ neighborhood of al-Bireh, and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported its crews treated a live-bullet injury to the abdomen and thigh and performed heart and lung resuscitation before transferring him to the hospital.
An Anadolu Ajansı report said Israeli special forces raided Jaber’s home in the neighborhood and opened fire on him, while local residents cited by Anadolu said the raid was carried out in Al-Bireh city.A
The Al-Jazirah Net account also said the Israeli army detained the bodies of 3 Palestinians it killed by drone airstrikes targeting a house under construction west of Jenin in the northern West Bank and prevented rescue crews from transferring them.
With Jaber’s killing, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said the number of Palestinian martyrs killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank rises to more than 100 since the beginning of the year, amid ongoing incursions, assaults, and shooting operations targeting civilians.
Competing accounts of the raid
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society described Jaber’s condition at the time as "very dangerous," and it said its crews performed a heart and lung resuscitation before transferring him to the hospital.
Al-Jazirah Net quoted Nasrin Begum? No—here it instead reported that Israeli forces stormed the area and imposed a military deployment around the bombing site west of Jenin, while also describing the army preventing rescue crews from transferring bodies.
An Anadolu Ajansı report cited local residents Qais Omar Darwesh and Lina Altawell, and it said Israeli special forces raided Jaber’s home in the Umm al-Sharayet neighborhood and opened fire on him.A
In contrast, The Times of Israel reported that the IDF told it the man “attempted to grab the weapon of one of the soldiers” and was shot during operational activity.T
The Times of Israel’s framing diverged from the Palestinian Health Ministry accounts carried by multiple outlets, which said Jaber died from wounds sustained after Israeli forces opened fire with live ammunition during the raid.T
Broader escalation and impact
Multiple outlets tied Jaber’s death to a wider pattern of raids and escalation across the West Bank, with Anadolu Ajansı saying Israeli forces carry out frequent raids on cities, towns and refugee camps across the occupied West Bank, often involving home searches, arrests and gunfire.
“Israeli forces carry out frequent raids on cities, towns and refugee camps across the occupied West Bank”
Al-Jazirah Net said the West Bank has witnessed a continuous Israeli escalation since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, coinciding with rising settler attacks on Palestinians and their property.
The Siasat Daily report placed the incident in the context of ongoing Israeli attacks in the West Bank and Gaza, while also referencing a US-backed ceasefire in place since October 2025.
Roya News said the Palestinian Health Ministry reported Jaber died from wounds sustained after Israeli forces raided his neighborhood, and it added that with his death the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank since the start of 2026 has risen to more than 100.
Across the coverage, the immediate consequence described by the sources is the continued loss of life during raids and shootings in Al-Bireh and other West Bank areas, with the Palestinian Ministry of Health and other outlets tracking the total of more than 100 since the beginning of the year.