Palestinian Teen Killed as Settlers Enter West Bank Village

Israeli forces shot and killed Fathi Khazem, 58, in Jenin during an overnight operation in the occupied West Bank. The IDF said he attempted to stab a soldier; no Israeli soldiers were injured.

• Khazem was identified as the father of Raed Khazem, who carried out a 2022 Tel Aviv shooting attack.
• No Israeli soldiers were injured in the Jenin incident.
• 87 Palestinians have been killed in nearly 1,500 attacks in the West Bank this year, according to Palestinian officials.

Why it matters: The West Bank has seen sharply rising violence in 2026, involving both Israeli settlers and military forces. The identity and background of those killed have repeatedly become focal points of dispute.

• Separately Friday, Israeli settlers shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian, Karim Sanad Raja Shalaldeh, in Sa'ir after a rock-throwing incident.

How 6 sources split on this story

Where they split: The core dispute is how to characterize Khazem: the IDF describes him as a terrorist who initiated an attack; Palestinian sources present him as a man killed by Israeli forces without that framing.

What’s next: No further IDF statement or independent investigation has been announced.

• No independent account of the Jenin incident has been reported — only the IDF's statement and Palestinian Health Ministry records.
• Whether Israeli authorities will investigate the settler shooting of the 17-year-old in Sa'ir has not been reported.