Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen, wound 3 others in occupied West Bank

AJ reports Israeli soldiers join occupier groups, attack Palestinians in West Bank while wearing civilian clothes

Israeli forces killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy and wounded three other people late Monday in Burqa, northwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the boy as Moataz Iyad Daghlas. It said the General Authority of Civil Affairs had notified it that he was killed by Israeli gunfire.

Local sources said Israeli troops entered Burqa and fired live ammunition at residents. They also blocked the village’s main road, cutting off access in both directions.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said Israeli forces prevented its ambulance crews from reaching a wounded person and detained three volunteer medics responding to clashes in the village.

Earlier that evening, Red Crescent crews transported a young man to the hospital after he sustained gunshot wounds to his abdomen and pelvis. The Palestinian Medical Relief Society, a nongovernmental organisation, said its crews took another young man to the hospital after he was shot in the hand.

Israeli soldiers in civilian clothes join attacks on Palestinians in West Bank: probe

Israeli soldiers have joined armed groups of Israeli occupiers attacking Palestinians in the West Bank while wearing civilian clothes, an Al Jazeera investigation broadcast Monday found.

The Qatar-based network documented the killings of 14 Palestinians by Israeli occupiers who were found to be serving in the military or appeared in army uniform during attacks. The investigation showed soldiers taking part in assaults on Palestinian villages in civilian clothing, making them difficult to distinguish from armed Israeli occupiers.

It focused on the Israeli army’s Hagmar regional defence units, which recruit Israeli occupiers as reservists. According to the investigation, their ranks have grown sixfold since 2023, while their role has shifted from guarding illegal settlements to directly supporting attacks on Palestinian communities.

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The investigation, citing informed sources, said military service gives Israeli occupiers access to sensitive information about Palestinians, licensed weapons and regular military training.

In one case, the investigation linked the fatal shooting of a Palestinian on farmland in Hebron province in the southern West Bank to a soldier wearing civilian clothes. It identified him as an activist in Israeli occupier groups who had been placed under United States sanctions in 2024 before the restrictions were lifted. The report did not name him.

The investigation also presented images showing another Israeli soldier in civilian clothes assaulting Palestinian olive farmers in Nablus province.

Israeli army raids and attacks by Israeli occupiers have intensified in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since October 2023, with reports of killings, arrests, home demolitions, arson attacks, the bulldozing of land and the displacement of Palestinian communities.

The Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission recorded 1,369 attacks by Israeli occupiers in October. The commission also documented 12,506 attacks between October 2023 and June 2026, resulting in the deaths of 52 Palestinians and 890 fires on Palestinian property and farmland.