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Israeli Raid Near Ramallah Kills Two Palestinian Teens as West Bank Unrest Deepens

Conflicting accounts highlight a sharp escalation in West Bank violence.

Overview

  • The Palestinian Authority health ministry said Sami Ibrahim Mashaikha, 16, and Amr Khaled Al-Marboua, 18, died after being shot during an overnight operation in Kfar Aqab near Ramallah.
  • Israel Police said forces opened fire on four people who posed an immediate threat during the operation and reported stone-throwing and fireworks targeting officers.
  • The Israeli military released a nine‑second video it said shows petrol bombs being thrown but declined to provide full footage or explain the decision to use lethal fire rather than attempt arrests.
  • Residents reported settlers set properties ablaze in Huwara and Abu Falah the same night, while the army said it responded to reports, conducted searches, and found no suspects.
  • Reuters counted six Palestinian minors killed in the West Bank this month, days after a car‑ramming and stabbing left one Israeli dead and three injured, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a terrorist attack.