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Israeli troops kill father of martyrs in Jenin; settlers murder teenager near Hebron
TEHRAN — Israeli forces and armed settler groups launched a synchronized wave of violence across the occupied West Bank on August 21 and 22. The raids stretched from Jenin to Hebron. Palestinian communities face an accelerating campaign of territorial conquest and lethal force.
This daily aggression operates with total impunity, sustained by American diplomatic shielding and weapons transfers. Washington continues to underwrite these crimes while aggressively expanding its regional war against Iran and the broader Resistance Front.
The human toll mounted rapidly on Friday. In Sa’ir, north of Hebron, heavily armed Israeli settlers attacked a residential area and shot 17-year-old Karim Sanad Raja Shalaldeh in the chest at close range.
The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the teenager’s death.
Separately, Israeli troops raided Jenin and executed 58-year-old Fathi Khazem, a prominent Palestinian father of two martyred resistance fighters, inside his home. Soldiers blocked Palestinian ambulance crews from reaching the bleeding man.
Military incursions continued into Saturday morning. Troops pushed into Nablus from the Deir Sharaf checkpoint and detained a Palestinian man near the city center.
Simultaneous raids struck al-Jadida and Faqqu’a in Jenin governorate, al-Far’a in Tubas, and the al-Am’ari refugee camp near al-Bireh. Soldiers fired live ammunition at youths resisting the invasions.
The military also weaponizes civilian infrastructure. In the town of Tell, Israeli forces have occupied the Asida family home for 22 consecutive days. They transformed the residence into a military outpost and barred the owners from approaching their property.
Settler militias operate as the vanguard of the Israeli regime. They systematically destroy Palestinian livelihoods under direct military protection.
South of Hebron, settlers raided the Bedouin community of Khirbet Al-Kharaba. The armed groups assaulted families and stole more than 170 sheep from a farm in Deir Sams.
Violence permeates daily life. Settlers dumped waste onto a Palestinian home in Madama. Northwest of occupied Jerusalem, extremists hurled stones at cars near a tunnel connecting Biddu and al-Jib, injuring a local child.
The Mu’ta Palestine Information Center recorded 4,357 settler attacks in the West Bank since the start of 2026. This represents a severe escalation from the 3,818 attacks documented in all of 2025.
Israeli forces also heavily restrict movement, preventing medics from reaching two Palestinians beaten by settlers in Beit Furik.
A new report from the Israeli human rights group Yesh Din exposes a deliberate tactical shift in this violence.
Settler operations have moved aggressively from Area C into Areas A and B, the zones officially designated for Palestinian Authority civil administration.
Area B hosted 55 percent of all violent incidents so far in 2026. This is a massive jump from 25 percent last year.
The settlement expansion directly serves the regime’s policy. Ministers such as Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich openly demand the complete annexation of the West Bank.
Settler organizations recently circulated maps showing 16 new outposts between Ramallah and Nablus. The Yesh Din report concludes that Israel utilizes systematic criminality to empty Palestinian population centers and execute a quiet ethnic cleansing.
United Nations data shows Israeli authorities advanced at least 12,300 housing units in the occupied territory this year. The accompanying violence displaced over 3,800 Palestinians.
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