A 17-year-old Palestinian teenager named Karim Sanad Shalaldeh was shot dead in the Hamroush area of Sa'ir village near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on August 21, 2026. The boy was shot in the chest at close range by an Israeli settler during an attack on Palestinian villagers, according to multiple sources [1, 2, 3].
Around 50 Israeli settlers were involved in walking onto or attacking Palestinian village land without authorization earlier that day. The incident occurred in a part of the West Bank where Israeli settlers are generally prohibited from entering, as Sa'ir is under Palestinian Authority civil control [1, 2, 3].
A 70-year-old Palestinian man was also shot and injured in the same attack [1, 2]. The Israeli military described the event as involving "unauthorized hikes" by settlers entering Palestinian village outskirts [1]. However, some reports said large groups of armed settlers raided the area, fired at residents, and set homes on fire [2, 3].
Sanad Shalaldeh's father told reporters, "My son was standing in front of the house and did nothing. When he asked them to move away, one of them shot him in the chest and killed him in cold blood" [3].
Earlier on the same day, Israeli forces shot dead 58-year-old former Palestinian colonel Fathi Khazem in Jenin during a raid. Soldiers said Khazem allegedly attempted to stab them before being killed. Emergency services were blocked from reaching his house, and his family was not allowed to bury his body [2].
Israeli military raids and settler attacks on Palestinians and their property have reportedly intensified across the West Bank since October 2023 [3]. The area holds roughly 3 million Palestinians and some 500,000 Israeli settlers [1].
The killing of Karim Sanad Shalaldeh and the injury to the elderly man in Sa'ir are part of the ongoing violence in the region. No further details or official responses have been released as of August 21, 2026.
