TAMMUN, West Bank.— This Sunday, Israeli soldiers fired at a car in which A family was traveling in the northern West Bank, which caused the death of four people, including two children, reported the Ministry of Health of the Palestinian Authority.
The rescue service Palestine Red Crescent pointed out thatand Ali and Waed Odehand two of his four children, received headshots. The Odehs’ two surviving children had shrapnel wounds that were treated by paramedics once they were allowed access, the group said, accusing Israel of delaying ambulances sent to the scene.
The Israeli army and police said in a joint statement on Sunday that the forces they opened fire after a car sped towards them in Tammun.
⚫ The Israeli Army kills a Palestinian family of four, including two children, in the West Bank. Israel claims that it shot at the vehicle for fear of being run over, while the Palestinian Government denounces an “atrocious massacre” https://t.co/54eNft6Qgs
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They are accused of “terrorist activity”
They said forces were pursuing suspects accused of “terrorist activity” and that the shooting was under investigation.
Najah al-Subhiwho lost his son and grandchildren, said the family had gone to a shopping center in Nablus to buy clothes for Eid al-Fitrthe festival that marks the end of Muslim holy month of Ramadan this week. The woman said the two surviving children suffered shrapnel injuries to their eyes and head.
“Violent” interrogation
In the occupied territories, Israel killed a couple who were traveling with their two children in a car. Attacks and more deaths are reported in Gaza. And health effects due to sand storm. pic.twitter.com/pFlqngw0k7
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The Israeli rights group B’tselem He said the Odeh family’s car was riddled with bullets and that Israeli forces had “violently interrogated” one of the surviving sons who was injured.
“There is no effective mechanism to hold those responsible accountable,” the group lamented.
Israeli soldiers who have been accused of assaulting Palestinians are rarely punished and were charged in less than 1% of cases based on 2,427 complaints alleging wrongdoing between 2016 and 2024, according to the Israeli human rights group Yesh Din.
The Odeh family members were the most recent victims in the occupied West Bank, where gunfire by Israeli settlers and soldiers had previously killed at least eight Palestinians since the start of the war with Iran.
Israel restricts mobility throughout the West Bank
Israeli forces kill two children and their parents in the West Bank: “The vehicle was riddled with bullets” https://t.co/8KgdfD5PiM
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Israeli authorities have restricted movement throughout the West Bank since Israel and the United States attacked Iran on February 28, intermittently closing hundreds of gates and checkpoints on roads used by residents, ambulances and commercial traffic. The barriers have tightened circulation and made emergency response significantly more difficult, the agency said. Red Crescent last week.
The Israeli group of Yesh Din rights reported Wednesday that it had documented 109 incidents of settler violence in the occupied West Bank in dozens of Palestinian communities since the start of the war.
Israel’s invasion of the West Bank
The figure is lower than this point in 2025 — a record year of violence that began with Israel’s invasion of northern West Bank cities that the military said were militant strongholds. Israeli forces still maintain a presence there.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has recorded 18 Palestinian deaths in the occupied West Bank since the start of 2026, including eight at the hands of Israeli settlers.
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