Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teen; Settlers Torch West Bank Mosque
Israeli military forces shot and killed 16-year-old Fahd Zidan Owais in the occupied West Bank south of Nablus, while preventing medical crews from accessing the scene. Authorities subsequently withheld the teenager's body, a practice criticized as collective punishment. Concurrently, ultra-nationalist Israeli settlers launched coordinated attacks across the region. In a village southeast of Ramallah, settlers set fire to a mosque and vehicles, leaving racist graffiti on homes. Near Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, settlers assaulted residents and worshippers before Friday prayers, with Israeli police detaining nine Palestinians but reportedly standing by during settler violence. These events coincided with 'Flag Day' marches in Jerusalem, where nationalists chanted anti-Arab slogans and harassed locals. Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir further escalated tensions by entering the Al-Aqsa compound with approximately 1,300 settlers, unfurling an Israeli flag while police barred Palestinian entry. The article highlights a surge in settler violence and military operations during this sensitive period marking the 1967 capture of East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
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