Israeli Troops Kill Youth in Bed During Pre-Dawn Raid into Qalqilya
Grief and outrage swept through the village of Jit, east of Qalqilya, as hundreds of mourners filled the streets late yesterday to bid farewell to Jassem Al-Sadda.
According to family members, Israeli soldiers stormed the Al-Sadda home while Jassem was asleep in bed. He was shot multiple times and left bleeding on the floor, witnesses said, without receiving medical care from the soldiers.
His body was later handed over to Palestinian medics at the village entrance and transported to Darwish Nazzal Hospital in Qalqilya, where he was pronounced dead.
Jassem, the youngest member of his family, worked on a street cart to support them. His killing has sparked widespread anger and deepened fears across the occupied West Bank.
His funeral began at the hospital and proceeded through the streets of Jit, where villagers chanted against Israeli actions. Final prayers were held at the village's old mosque before his burial in the local cemetery.
The Israeli military raid on Jit included searches of multiple homes, including the al-Sadda residence. Locals described the operation as violent and unprovoked.
Elsewhere in the West Bank, Israeli forces continued arrest operations. In Bethlehem, two men, 40-year-old Shadi Ali Hassasneh and Ibrahim Walid Sabah from Tuqu', were detained.
In Al-Mazra'a Al-Gharbiya, northwest of Ramallah, three more were arrested, including two 15-year-old boys: Abdulrahman Hanoon and Mohammad Dadawyeh. Residents reported that homes were ransacked during the arrests.
Violence also erupted from Israeli settlers, who carried out attacks in several villages. In Ramon, east of Ramallah, settlers reportedly torched multiple vehicles and spray-painted racist slogans on Palestinian homes.
In Qaryut, south of Nablus, settlers burned seven cars and vandalized crops in the nearby village of Al-Mughayyer.
In another incident, undercover Israeli forces reportedly assaulted a Palestinian man, Mohammad Al-Khatib, outside his home in the Shu'fat refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem. Witnesses said the man was beaten in front of his family.
The recent wave of military raids, arrests, and settler violence has intensified fears among Palestinians. For many, the killing of Jassem Al-Sadda has become a stark and painful symbol of the dangers facing young Palestinians under military occupation.
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