Israeli Settlers And Occupation Forces Kill Four Palestinians, Including Two Children, In West Bank

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that four Palestinians were martyred since this morning in the occupied West Bank, including two children, as a result of settler attacks and injuries from gunfire by the Israeli occupation army in several areas.

“The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that four Palestinians have been martyred since this morning in the occupied West Bank, including two children, as a result of settler attacks and injuries from gunfire by the Israeli occupation army in several areas”

Al-Jazeera Net

In a brief statement, the ministry said that "two martyrs were killed by gunfire from settlers in the town of al-Mughir, east of Ramallah, including a child, in addition to injuring three others, raising the toll of martyrs in the West Bank since this morning to 4'."

Al-Jazeera Net

The ministry identified the two martyrs in al-Mughir as the child أوس حمدي النعسان (14 years old) and جهاد مرزوق أبو نعيم (32 years old).

Al Jazeera Net also described a Palestinian platform video clip documenting "the moment a settler opened fire at Palestinians in the village of al-Mughir."

In Jenin, the ministry announced the martyrdom of رجاء فضل بيطاوي (49 years old), who died from injuries sustained by army fire during a previous raid on the city.

In Hebron, the ministry said the 16-year-old محمد مجدي الجعبري was martyred after being run over by a vehicle driven by a settler, with medical sources and eyewitnesses saying the settler ran over the Jaabri while he was in one of the city’s streets, causing his death instantly.

The Israeli army’s explanation for the incident in the West Bank differed from the Palestinian account described by Al Jazeera Net.

The report said that "the spokesperson for the Israeli army, إيلا واوية, said that a 'reserve soldier' fired at those who claimed to be 'suspected of throwing stones at an Israeli vehicle he was in'."

Anadolu Ajansi

Al Jazeera Net added that "According to Palestinian media outlets and human rights organizations, the occupation army has recently tended to issue official statements after extremist settlers opened fire on Palestinians, claiming that the shooter 'a reserve soldier was subjected to stone-throwing'."

In the Jerusalem Post’s account, the IDF said troops were dispatched to the village of Mughayir after a report of rocks being thrown at an Israeli vehicle, and it described the passengers as including a reserve soldier who opened fire at suspects in the area.

The Jerusalem Post quoted the IDF statement: "The IDF is aware of the claim regarding two Palestinians who were killed, and additional injuries. The incident is under review, and its findings will be transferred to the relevant authorities," the military concluded.

Countercurrents, by contrast, described the shooting as settler violence during an attack on Al-Mughair Boys School and said the settler was identified as Shmuel Effendi, with footage showing an armed Israeli settler opening fire on people "without hesitation."

Across the reporting, the same core set of deaths in the West Bank were repeatedly tied to specific places and ages, with different outlets emphasizing different circumstances.

“Occupied West Bank (QNN)- Two Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, were shot and killed by Israeli settlers on Tuesday in the village of Al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank”

Countercurrents

Al Jazeera Net said the two martyrs killed by settler gunfire in al-Mughir were the child أوس حمدي النعسان (14 years old) and جهاد مرزوق أبو نعيم (32 years old), and it placed the town "east of Ramallah."

Anadolu Ajansı similarly said the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that "four Palestinians have been killed" since Tuesday morning, including two in the village of al-Mughir, and it identified them as Aws Hamdi al-Naʻasan (14) and Jihad Marzouk Abu Naïm (32).

Anadolu Ajansı also said that in Jenin, "Rajaa Fadl Bitawi (49)" died after being wounded by Israeli army fire during a previous raid, and in Hebron, "16-year-old Mohammed Majdi al-Jaabari" was killed after being run over by a vehicle driven by a settler.

Countercurrents added that the killing of the two in Al-Mughayyir came "during an attack by settlers on Al-Mughair Boys School," and it described the settler shooting as occurring while settlers attacked farmers in al-Mughayyir village as they worked their land in the Wadi Amar area.

The Jerusalem Post said the Palestinian Red Crescent Society later confirmed that two Palestinians had been killed, a 14-year-old and a 32-year-old, and that four others were wounded by gunfire during the incident.

The reporting includes multiple voices describing the incident and its meaning, from Israeli military statements to Palestinian political condemnation.

The Jerusalem Post quoted MK Ahmad Tibi, who called the attack a "massacre" and argued that "It seems to me that if it were the other way around, the Israeli media would immediately publish: 'Terrorists carried out a massacre of students and residents,'" in a post on X/Twitter.

Haaretz

Tibi also claimed the attack was carried out "with full responsibility of the Chief of Staff and the Commander [Central Command], and with the support of the Israeli government that budgets, supports, and encourages the pogroms, massacres, and burnings carried out by Jewish settlers against Palestinians within their villages in the West Bank."

In Al Jazeera Net, the Palestinian Ministry of Health’s statement served as the official local voice for the casualty count, including the line that "two martyrs were killed by gunfire from settlers" and that the toll since this morning rose to 4.

Al Jazeera Net also included the Israeli army spokesperson إيلا واوية’s framing that a "reserve soldier" fired at those suspected of throwing stones at an Israeli vehicle.

Countercurrents described a different identification of the shooter, saying the settler was identified as Shmuel Effendi and that footage showed an armed Israeli settler opening fire "without hesitation."

Beyond the Tuesday deaths, the sources connect the West Bank violence to a broader escalation timeline and to large casualty and attack figures.

“Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence reported that two Palestinians had been killed in the West Bank village of Mughayir, including one child, after Israeli settlers attacked a local school”

The Jerusalem Post

Al Jazeera Net said that "The West Bank regions have seen a rise in settler attacks and Israeli army incursions since October 2023" and that, according to figures from the Palestinian Committee for the Resistance of the Wall and Settlements, settlers carried out 497 attacks against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank during March, resulting in the martyrdom of 9 Palestinians.

The Jerusalem Post

It also stated that "Attacks by the army and settlers in the West Bank since October 2023 have killed at least 1,154 Palestinians and injured about 11,750, in addition to the arrest of around 22,000, according to official Palestinian data."

Anadolu Ajansı echoed the same Palestinian Committee figure, saying settlers carried out 497 attacks during March resulting in the death of nine Palestinians, and it repeated that attacks since October 2023 have killed at least 1,154 Palestinians and injured about 11,750, "in addition to around 22,000 arrests."

Countercurrents, however, cited United Nations data and gave a different set of figures, saying "OCHA confirmed that 1,079 Palestinians, at least 235 of them children, were killed in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem between 7 October 2023 and 30 March 2026" and that "over 33 have been killed since the beginning of 2026."

Countercurrents also tied the violence to policy decisions, saying "Israel’s security cabinet ratified a series of decisions" pushed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defence Minister Israel Katz, enabling Israel to claim large areas of the occupied West Bank as “state property.”