Two Palestinians were killed in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank: 17-year-old Karim Sanad Shalaldeh was shot dead and another person critically injured by Israeli settlers near Hebron, and 58-year-old Fathi Khazem was killed by the Israeli army in Jenin. Palestinian officials report at least 87 Palestinians have been killed in nearly 1,500 attacks by Israeli settlers and soldiers in the West Bank this year, while three Israelis have been killed by Palestinians in 2026, and the UN has called for protection of Palestinians and accountability for perpetrators.
Al Jazeera frames the same two killings within a broader narrative of escalating settler violence, forced displacement, and international condemnation of settlement expansion, including extensive additional context such as a Human Rights Watch report, a UN rapporteur's sharp criticism of the Israeli army, an ongoing siege of Palestinian homes in Qusra, and details of alleged obstruction of medical access after the Jenin shooting.
France 24's coverage reports the two killings factually, citing Palestinian Health Ministry and Israeli military accounts for both incidents, including Israel's justification (rock-throwing, alleged stabbing) alongside the death toll figures for the year, with less surrounding context on broader settlement policy or UN reaction.
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