Palestinian authorities reported that Israeli forces shot and killed\na 15-year-old boy in the occupied West Bank on Friday (May 15, 2026).\nThis incident occurred amid a surge in violence, including arson attacks\non religious sites by Israeli settler groups.<\/p>\n
The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the victim as Fahd\nZidan Oweis. According to official statements, Oweis was shot dead at\ndawn in the town of Al-Lubban al-Sharqiyya, in the Nablus governorate.\nPalestinian authorities stated that the teenager\u2019s body is currently\nbeing held by the Israeli military.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Israeli military provided a different account. They\nclaimed to AFP that during a counter-terrorism operation in the area,\nforces \u201celiminated a masked terrorist\u201d who was throwing stones at\nIsraeli vehicles on a main road and was considered a threat to life.<\/p>\n
In addition to the shooting incident, tensions also flared in the\nvillage of Jibiya, north of Ramallah. Palestinians reported that a group\nof Israeli settlers burned a room inside a mosque and torched two cars\nparked in its courtyard shortly after midnight.<\/p>\n
Eyewitnesses said that Hebrew graffiti was found on the outside wall\nof the mosque. Ibrahim Zibar, a mosque caretaker, said that residents\nsaw smoke coming from the mosque\u2019s windows and immediately tried to put\nout the fire. \u201cIt seems they were trying to burn the entire mosque,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The Palestinian Ministry of Religious Affairs strongly condemned the\nact, calling it a \u201ccowardly terrorist act that reflects an extremist\nmindset with no respect for religion or international law.\u201d<\/p>\n
The increase in settler violence in the West Bank has drawn\nwidespread condemnation from the international community. Although the\nIsraeli military (IDF) stated that it condemns attacks on religious\ninstitutions and promised to conduct an investigation, similar attacks\noften occur without clear legal consequences for the perpetrators.<\/p>\n
Violence in the West Bank, which has been occupied by Israel since\n1967, has increased dramatically since the outbreak of the war in Gaza\nin October 2023. Currently, about three million Palestinians live\nalongside Israeli settlers in an increasingly fragile security\nsituation. (AFP\/I-2)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/israel-kills-palestinian-teen-illegal-settlers-burn-mosque-in-west-bank-1780587384", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }