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Nablus, West Bank: Freelance photographer shot in the head by IDF [27] 22 September 2002: Issam Hamza Tillawi : Ramallah, West Bank: Voice of Palestine radio host shot in the head by IDF sniper during protest against the siege of the Palestinian National Authority headquarters [28] 12 July 2002: Imad Abu Zahra: Jenin, West Bank
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 ...
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." [13]
On 5 December 2024, the Palestinian National Security Forces of the Palestinian Authority (PA) began a large-scale operation into the West Bank city of Jenin against the Jenin Brigades, a local Palestinian militia.
Abu Murkhiyeh was originally from Hebron in the West Bank.His family claimed that he had lived and worked in Hebron and Jordan at the time of his death. [1] However, The Times of Israel reported that people who knew him said that his family had physically abused him for years, [3] and Israeli LGBTQ organizations reported that he had fled to Israel in 2020 out of fear for his life.
A spokesman for President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas called the attack a "heinous crime" against civilians. [2] The Palestinian news agency WAFA said the attacks "will not bring security and stability to anyone, but will drag the region into more violence". [12] Hamas condemned the strike but stopped short of confirming Oufi's ...
Freedom House has stated that in both the West Bank and Gaza Strip, journalists are surveilled and threatened by both Palestinian and Israeli authorities. [8] [9] In 2022, the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedom found 605 violations against media freedom, with 69% to Israel. [10]
Amid increasing settler violence, Israel has attacked Palestinians in the West Bank since 28 August 2024, the largest incursion in the occupied territory in decades. [4] [5] The shooting followed two other attacks in Gush Etzion that occurred the previous day, [2] including a car bombing and a roadside bomb. [1]