Israeli forces have pulled and killed a Palestinian child in the occupied West Bank in the midst of the more violent raids of soldiers and settlers, and as Israeli authorities to confiscate more land.
Local Palestinian sources reported on Friday that Amr Ali Qabha, 13, had been struck with living ammunition in a street in Yabad, located south of Jenin, and was denied medical treatment while the soldiers prevented the ambulances of reaching it.
Qabha’s father also tried to join him, but was seriously beaten and held by Israeli soldiers, according to the WAFA news agency, who said the child was declared dead in the hospital after an ambulance was finally able to bring him.
More than 1,000 Palestinians were killed through the occupied West Bank since the War of Israel against Gaza began on October 7, 2023. From this figure, at least 204 were children.
The United Nations Humanitarian Office (OCHA) said on Friday that at least 14 Palestinian deaths and 355 injuries were recorded in the West Bank last month, while there were at least 129 attacks by Israeli settlers causing Palestinian victims or material damage.
According to OCHA figures, between the beginning of 2024 and at the end of June 2025, more than 2,200 Israeli settlers’ attacks were reported, resulting in more than 5,200 Palestinian injuries.
During the same period, nearly 36,000 Palestinians were forcibly moved through the West Bank due to Israeli military operations, the violence of the settlers or home demolitions carried out by the Israeli government.
Raids and harassment in progress
Friday’s deadly incident came while Israeli soldiers continued their raids through the occupied territory that were accompanied by arrests and helped the settlers in their attacks aimed at conducting the Palestinians from their land.
In the village of Jenin de Raba, the Israeli forces have pulled tear gas from the Palestinians, including children, who protest against the confiscation of their land and their property.
In the city of Dura, located south of Hebron, five Palestinians were detained after a raid which included the rampage of several houses.
Six others were arrested in the village of Qalqiliya de Kafr Laqif, with two others from the village of Sir in the same district.
A Palestinian was arrested in Bethlehem after being summoned by Israeli information to the colony of Etzion Gush. Two people were taken during a raid on Nablus, with a shot and injured before his arrest. Another arrest was reported in the camp of Askar refugees.
In the village of Umm Safa near Ramallah, Israeli soldiers destroyed a main water ear, which left around 1,000 residents without water.
In the Beit Hanina district of East Jerusalem, families living in a residential building were forced to go in preparation for the demolition of their houses. Palestinian families were among the obliges to demolish the buildings themselves after an order from the Israeli authorities, because the municipality brought them more if it demolished the building.
The Israeli armed settlers launched a violent attack earlier Friday in the village of Al-Malih in the Northern Valley of Jordan, located northeast of the occupied territory. They killed at least 117 sheep belonging to the Palestinians, stolen more cattle and vandalized tents and other goods, according to Wafa.
Israel’s plan to divide the future Palestinian state
The Israeli authorities also predict to illegally confiscate more Palestinian lands, despite international criticism.
Friday, the United Kingdom opposed the announcement by Israel of its intention to renew the construction plans in the E1 zone in occupied West Bank, a decision which would divide the Palestinian territory.
“The United Kingdom firmly opposes the announcement by the Central Planning Office of the Civil Administration of Israel to reintroduce the E1 regulation plan, frozen since 2021,” said a spokesperson for the Commonwealth and Development of Commonwealth and Development.
The plan would include the construction of more than 3,000 houses east of Jerusalem, dividing a future Palestinian state in two, read the declaration and “marking a blatant violation of international law”.
The American Democratic Senators Bernie Sanders, Peter Welch, Jeff Merkley and Chris Van Hollen published a joint declaration on Friday condemning the long -standing plan of Israel to destroy and force the Palestinian communities in Masafer Yatta, in the hills of the south of Hebron.
In the midst of frequent attacks of settlers and troops in the region, the Israeli authorities are advancing with plans to transform the region of Masafer Yatta into an “open fire” area for their soldiers.
