Two Palestinian teenagers lost their lives after being shot by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the town of Al-Khader, located south of Bethlehem in the West Bank Thursday morning. The Ministry of Health has reported that the General Authority for Civil Affairs confirmed the deaths, stating that the bodies of the young victims are currently being retained by the IOF.
The deceased have been identified as Ahmad Ali As’ad Ashira Salah, 15, and Mohammad Khaled Aleyan Issa, 17. Local accounts indicate that Israeli forces opened fire on a group of at least four minors in the Al-Ibara area, which is near the settler-only Road 60, resulting in multiple injuries among the youth.
Ahmad Ali Salah and Mohammad Khaled Issa, were shot and killed by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Al-Khader, south of Bethlehem. pic.twitter.com/WNjb6KzJVS
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) July 23, 2025
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society has reported that their medical teams were barred from accessing the scene to provide aid to those injured. According to local sources, the IOF detained two of the injured teens while others were transported to hospitals in Bethlehem.
Raids conducted by Israeli enemy forces extended across the West Bank, including in Dura al-Qara, the al-Tira neighborhood in Ramallah, al-Khalil, and the town of Beit Ummar. In Areeha, troops stormed the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, while in Nablus, forces raided the al-Makhfiyya neighborhood, arresting brothers Zaid and Mohammad al-Kilani and their father. Eyewitnesses reported that the family suffered severe beatings, and their home was ransacked.
Colonial Israeli settlers cut down more than 40 grapevines belonging to the Palestinian civilian Nasser Al-Nawajaa after attacking the village of Masafer Yatta south of Al-Khalil in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/KjoqBM8U2K
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) July 24, 2025
As the Israeli aggression persists, the Israeli occupation army and settlers have escalated their actions throughout the West Bank, including Occupied Jerusalem, amid ongoing hostilities in the Gaza Strip. Since October 7, 2023, official reports indicate that over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed, around 7,000 injured, and more than 17,000 have been arrested in the West Bank.
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
