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Deaths Notes Qibya massacre: 14 October 1953 Qibya, Jordanian-occupied West Bank: Israel Defense Forces: 69 Qibya was the target of an Israeli raid by Unit 101 under the command of Ariel Sharon, which resulted in the deaths of some 69 unarmed Palestinian civilians. [1] Kafr Qasim massacre: 29 October 1956 Kafr Qasim, Israeli side of the Green Line
On 30 October, the German government called on Israel to protect Palestinians in the West Bank. [261] On 31 October, EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell "firmly condemned" settler attacks in the West Bank. [262] Linda Thomas-Greenfield stated the United States was "deeply concerned," and condemned the killings of Palestinians in the West Bank. [263]
Khdour's death has been cited in discussions and news articles about the killings of Americans by Israelis, [8] including the killing of Ayşenur Eygi in the West Bank in September 2024. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] After Eygi's death, The Washington Post interviewed Khdour's father who referred to "an ongoing killing machine in the West Bank."
In 2024 alone, Israel seized 23.7sq km (9.15 sq miles) of Palestinian land in the West Bank, more than in the past 20 years combined. [408] In August 2024, the Norwegian Refugee Council stated that 229 homes in East Jerusalem were demolished in 2023, the highest number on record. [409] Some families were forced to destroy their own homes. [410]
Tawfic Abdel Jabbar was born and raised in Gretna, Louisiana. [9] [10] [11] His family frequently traveled to their ancestral home in Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, West Bank.[7] [12] [13] The Abdel Jabbar family had lived there for over 200 years and both of his parents had grown up in the village.
United States National Security Council spokesperson Sean Savett said in a statement to Turkish state-owned Anadolu Agency: “We are deeply disturbed by the tragic death of an American citizen, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, today in the West Bank and our hearts go out to her family and loved ones”. Savett further states that “We have reached out to ...
According to the IDF, as of 2 January, more than 2,550 wanted persons had been arrested in the West Bank, including approximately 1,300 associated with Hamas. [7] 321 Palestinians had been killed in the West Bank by Israeli troops or settlers since October 7, according to the Palestinian health ministry. [9] [10]
It was one of the largest airstrikes on the West Bank in more than two decades. [ 5 ] The IDF and Shin Bet stated that Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi, a Hamas commander planning to carry out an attack on the first anniversary of the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel , was killed alongside six other members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic ...