Israeli settlers have murdered a Palestinian boy. They shot him in his chest with live ammunition, outside his home in the occupied West Bank.
IOF accompanied settlers on their killing spree
A group of around 50 illegal colonisers — some armed with military-issued assault rifles, and others riding on government supplied ATVs, attacked homes in the Hamroush area of Sa’ir, a town north of Hebron, opening fire at residents. They were accompanied by Israeli occupation forces (IOF).
The settlers shot 17-year-old Kareem Sanad Shalaldeh at close range, in the chest, according to his father Sanad.
The father of 17-year-old Palestinian Karim Sanad Shalaldeh speaks on how armed Israeli settlers killed his son this morning in the Hamroush area, east of Sa'ir, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.
The settlers, more than 50 of them, were armed, and some were wearing… pic.twitter.com/jCqbCmqnZf
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 21, 2026
Entry of emergency vehicles blocked
An ambulance was unable to enter the area and reach the injured, so private vehicles were used to transport them to hospital instead.
Doctors were unable to save Shalaldeh’s life, and he died in hospital. Also shot by settlers was Samir Tirwah, a man in his 70s. He is currently in hospital with a life-threatening injury, and is undergoing surgery.
Israeli settlers set fire to a home while residents asleep
After shooting the two men, the illegal settlers also set fire to a house which was under construction, firing live ammunition at those Palestinians who attempted to put the fire out.
Earlier the same morning, in Sa’ir, these settlers set a home ablaze while a mother and her daughter were asleep. They are lucky to still be alive.
A Palestinian mother recounts how she and her daughter survived an Israeli settlers' arson attack on their home this morning in Sa'ir town near Hebron, occupied West Bank.
The settlers threw incendiary devices into the home as they were asleep. The mother and her daughter barely… pic.twitter.com/PZxY7fuqf6
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 21, 2026
Kareem Shalaldeh’s killing is the latest escalation in a long campaign of violence against Sa’ir’s residents. As settlers expand outposts on confiscated land and the army enforces “closed military zones” over olive groves, families are forced to make a choice. They can either endure the daily violence, or leave behind their homes and land, that stretch back generations — the same choice Palestinians across the occupied West Bank are increasingly being forced to make.
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By Charlie Jaay
