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Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Palestinian teenager with US citizenship killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
A Palestinian teenager with US citizenship was killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, Palestinian officials said on Sunday, with the Israeli military saying it shot a 'terrorist' who endangered civilians by hurling rocks. The incident is the latest in a surge of violence and near-daily confrontations in the volatile West Bank, where settler violence and clashes between Israeli forces and armed Palestinians have kept it on edge. Adeeb Lafi, the mayor of Turmus Ayya, said earlier in the day that Omar Mohammad Rabea, 14, was shot along with two other teenagers by an Israeli settler at the entrance to the town and that the Israeli army pronounced him dead after detaining him. However, the Palestinian foreign ministry condemned the incident as an 'extra-judicial killing' by Israeli forces during a raid in the town, saying it was the result of Israel's 'continued impunity'. 'During a counterterrorism activity in the area of Turmus Aya, IDF soldiers identified three terrorists who hurled rocks toward the highway, thus endangering civilians driving,' the Israeli army said in a statement. 'The soldiers opened fire toward the terrorists who were endangering civilians, eliminating one terrorist and hitting two additional terrorists.' Settler violence in the West Bank, including incursions into occupied territory and raids on Bedouin villages and encampments, has intensified since the war in Gaza began in Oct 2023. The UK, European countries and the previous US administration under President Joe Biden imposed sanctions on violent Israeli settlers, though the White House under President Donald Trump removed these sanctions. The Israeli military has also in recent months carried out what it called a 'large-scale military operation' in the West Bank to root out militants. Hamas, based in Gaza, has in recent years expanded its reach into the West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority, dominated by the rival Fatah faction, exercises limited governance. The US Department of State has not commented on the teenager's death. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Telegraph
07-04-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Palestinian teenager with US citizenship killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
A Palestinian teenager with US citizenship was killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, Palestinian officials said on Sunday, with the Israeli military saying it shot a 'terrorist' who endangered civilians by hurling rocks. The incident is the latest in a surge of violence and near-daily confrontations in the volatile West Bank, where settler violence and clashes between Israeli forces and armed Palestinians have kept it on edge. Adeeb Lafi, the mayor of Turmus Ayya, said earlier in the day that Omar Mohammad Rabea, 14, was shot along with two other teenagers by an Israeli settler at the entrance to the town and that the Israeli army pronounced him dead after detaining him. However, the Palestinian foreign ministry condemned the incident as an 'extra-judicial killing' by Israeli forces during a raid in the town, saying it was the result of Israel's 'continued impunity'. 'During a counterterrorism activity in the area of Turmus Aya, IDF soldiers identified three terrorists who hurled rocks toward the highway, thus endangering civilians driving,' the Israeli army said in a statement. 'The soldiers opened fire toward the terrorists who were endangering civilians, eliminating one terrorist and hitting two additional terrorists.' Settler violence in the West Bank, including incursions into occupied territory and raids on Bedouin villages and encampments, has intensified since the war in Gaza began in Oct 2023. The UK, European countries and the previous US administration under President Joe Biden imposed sanctions on violent Israeli settlers, though the White House under President Donald Trump removed these sanctions. The Israeli military has also in recent months carried out what it called a 'large-scale military operation' in the West Bank to root out militants. Hamas, based in Gaza, has in recent years expanded its reach into the West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority, dominated by the rival Fatah faction, exercises limited governance.
The National
06-04-2025
- Politics
- The National
Palestinian-American teenager shot dead in West Bank, report says
A 14-year-old Palestinian-American boy was shot and killed by an Israeli settler on Sunday near the entrance to the village of Turmus Ayya, Reuters reported. The town's mayor, Adeeb Lafi, said that Omar Mohammad Rabea and two other teenagers had been shot in the village in the occupied West Bank. "Two of them were transported by ambulance to a nearby medical centre and then to the hospital. The army arrived at the scene and detained the third injured boy, who is 14 years old and holds US citizenship," Mr Lafi said. Turmus Ayya, located to the north of Ramallah, is home to a large community of Palestinian Americans. The National has reached out to the State Department for comment. Last June, 17-year-old Tawfic Abdel Jabbar, a US citizen, was fatally shot near the town of Al Mazraa Al Sharqiya. According to the boy's uncle, the shooting occurred during clashes with the Israeli military that included stone-throwing by Palestinians. Israeli settler violence has surged in the West Bank since Hamas militants stormed southern Israel on October 7, 2023, sparking the deadliest iteration of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to date.
