US EditionIsraeli soldiers kill Palestinian teen in West Bank
Mohammed Naasan, 14, was shot dead during an Israeli military raid amid a surge in settler attacks averaging five per day in the West Bank in 2025, UN data shows.
- On Jan 16, Mohammed Naasan, a 14-year-old Palestinian, was killed during an Israeli raid in al-Mughayyir, WAFA and the Palestinian health ministry reported he was shot in the back and chest.
- Amid the Gaza war, Palestinians across the West Bank are facing intensified military and settler violence, with Israeli settlers under army protection storming south of al-Mughayyir and firing live rounds on Friday.
- OCHA reported more than 1,800 settler attacks in 2025, while United Nations figures show at least 240 Palestinians, including 55 children, were killed last year, BTselem and DCI-P said.
- Advocates warned that Palestinian children face heightened risk in the West Bank, documenting Israeli violence amid the Gaza war, while Palestinian officials offered no further comment on al-Mughayyir.
- Palestinian attacks on soldiers and civilians and rising settler violence complicate security and protection, as the Israeli military said troops responded to reports of stone-throwing and burning tyres.
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Anadolu AjansıIsraeli forces kill Palestinian child, assault worshippers in occupied West Bank
Israeli military kills Palestinian teenager in occupied West Bank
AL-MUGHAYYIR: Israeli forces killed a 14-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir on Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, while the military said soldiers had responded to stone throwing. The Ramallah-based Health Ministry announced the death of 14-year-old Mohammed Al-Nassan by Israeli fire in Al-Mughayyir in a statement on Friday.
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