A Palestinian man identified as Amjad Jawad Abdel Fattah Natsheh, 31, was killed by an Israeli soldier at the scene of a car-ramming attack on May 31 at Gush Etzion Junction in the southern West Bank [1, 2]. The attack injured Israeli civilians, including two teenage girls aged 17 and 15; one was seriously wounded and the other moderately, according to some reports [1]. Another source claimed four Israeli victims were injured: two seriously and two moderately [1, 2].
Following the attack, Israeli authorities imposed roadblocks and closed Route 60 near Gush Etzion Junction to contain the situation [1, 2]. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed Natsheh’s death at the junction [1, 2].
Separately on the same day, Israeli forces shot and killed Imad Haroun Hamdan Ishtayeh, a 27-year-old Palestinian worker, in the town of al-Ram in the central West Bank [3]. Ishtayeh was shot in the thigh, causing fatal bleeding, while reportedly trying to cross the separation wall to reach his workplace inside Israel [3]. Since October 2023, Israel has restricted many Palestinian workers from entering Israel and East Jerusalem amid ongoing conflict [3].
Palestinian trade union figures report that over 50 Palestinian workers have been killed and more than 38,000 arrested by Israeli forces between October 2023 and May 1, 2026 [3].
Israeli authorities have not released further details about the ongoing security measures near the sites. The latest events on May 31 come amid heightened tensions in the West Bank region.
