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‘I can’t feel my leg’: Israeli gunfire disables teenagers in West Bank

Al Jazeera · · 1360 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Human rights violations Military Occupation
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The military has killed three teenagers there, and maimed many more since October 7, 2023”
SINGLE SOURCE
The specific claim about three teenagers being killed and others maimed in Askar since October 7 is found only in the Al Jazeera report. Other search results discuss general raids or different camps.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces raided the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, killed one Palestinian and arrested three others suspected of involvement in the killing of an American-Israeli on 27 February.[218][219][220].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Israeli–Palest…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three Israelis have been killed and eight wounded in a Palestinian shooting attack on a bus and two cars in the north of the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military and paramedics say. The dead were …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjgv1r4x81o
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web search NEUTRAL — The military has killed three teenagers there, and maimed many more since October 7, 2023, when Hamas led an attack on Israel, and Israel began its genocidal war on Gaza. The soldiers no longer fire r…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/i-cant-feel-my-leg-i…
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“Tel Askar has become the entrance point used by invading Israeli soldiers as they infiltrate the narrow and dilapidated streets of the camp, often via the illegal settlement of Elon Moreh”
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While general incursions into Askar and the West Bank are documented, the specific detail about Tel Askar and Elon Moreh being the primary entrance points is not corroborated by the other provided search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — During the Gaza war, Israeli forces have carried out multiple ground incursions, occasionally accompanied by airstrikes, into several Palestinian cities and refugee camps in the Israeli-occupied West …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_incursions_in_the_West…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the Old Askar Refugee Camp, East of Nablus, in the West Bank on 2 March. All entrances to the camp and surrounding areas were closed, and all movement into ...
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2026/03/07/we…
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web search NEUTRAL — A man runs to take cover during an Israeli military operation in the Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus in the northern West Bank, on May 20, 2025. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua) In May, Israeli for…
https://english.news.cn/20250528/7e9552f9f1ed4951ab8994732cd…
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“soldiers shot 18-year-old Amir Othman last January, leaving him with a disability”
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The specific incident involving 18-year-old Amir Othman being shot in January is mentioned in the Al Jazeera report, but no other independent source in the evidence provided confirms this specific individual's case.
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web search NEUTRAL — Treatment of Palestinians within the occupied territories and to a lesser extent in Israel itself have drawn widespread accusations that it is guilty of apartheid, a crime against humanity under the R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Stay informed on Israel News: All for the latest updates, and breaking news on Israeli politics, culture, Israeli sports, Health, and Tech from the Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · The mountains of Galilee are separated from the hills of the Israeli-occupied West Bank to the south by the fertile Plain of Esdraelon (Hebrew: ʿEmeq Yizreʿel), which, running approximatel…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Israel
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“his childhood friend Mohammed Abu Haneen was killed by the army just over a year before. He was 18.”
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The death of Mohammed Abu Haneen is mentioned specifically in the Al Jazeera report. No other independent source in the provided evidence corroborates this specific death.
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web search NEUTRAL — It was on the hill where soldiers shot 18-year-old Amir Othman last January, leaving him with a disability. The shooting was almost at the exact spot where his childhood friend Mohammed Abu Haneen was…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/i-cant-feel-my-leg-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Washington Post 60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/israel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dalloul al-Neder's 11-year-old niece Remas was killed in an Israeli air strike on the family home. (Supplied). Two pictures, one of two women wearing hijabs posing, the other a woman and man holding a…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-19/gaza-death-toll-numbe…
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“Soldiers blocked ambulances from reaching Amir as he lay bleeding. Healthcare officials and international organisations say that has happened hundreds of times since October 7”
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Multiple independent sources report Israeli forces blocking ambulances from reaching wounded Palestinians in the West Bank, including Middle East Eye and Al Jazeera.
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web search NEUTRAL — Obstructing ambulances. Ambulance driver Khaled al-Ahmed told Middle East Eye that Abahra was hit by a bullet in the thigh and suffered severe bleeding. A medical team that had reached Abahra and trie…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-jenin-be…
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web search NEUTRAL — Soldiers blocked ambulances from reaching Amir as he lay bleeding.At least 13 Palestinians have been killed in Askar since Israel’s assault on the occupied West Bank intensified after October 7, accor…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/i-cant-feel-my-leg-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — WATCH: Videos show the Israeli army reportedly preventing Red Crescent emergency services from reaching wounded Palestinians after a raid in Nablus on Wedne...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZdnXM3s5hBs
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“At least 13 Palestinians have been killed in Askar since Israel’s assault on the occupied West Bank intensified after October 7, according to Palestinian monitoring groups.”
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The specific figure of 'at least 13 Palestinians killed in Askar' is mentioned in the Al Jazeera report. Other sources mention 13 wounded in Nur Shams or 13 killed in Gaza, but not 13 killed specifically in Askar.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to Palestinian figures, Israeli military operations and settler attacks since October 2023 have killed at least 1,154 Palestinians in the West Bank, injured around 11,750, and resulted in ne…
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-attacks-kill-pale…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ramallah, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) At least 13 Palestinians were wounded during an assault conducted by the Israel Defense Forces on the Nur Shams refugee camp, near the city of Tulkarem, in the occupie…
https://www.plenglish.com/news/2023/07/24/at-least-13-palest…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli army killed 13 Palestinians and injured dozens in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, as six people died of starvation in the blockaded territory, medics said.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/at-least-13-palestinian…
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“At least 157 children have been killed by soldiers or Israeli settlers in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem since 2024, according to data compiled by Defense for Children International – Palestine.”
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The specific figure of 157 children killed since 2024 attributed to DCIP is found in the Al Jazeera report. Another source mentions 36 children killed in 2024, creating a discrepancy in numbers, but the 157 figure is not corroborated by a second independent source.
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web search NEUTRAL — At least 157 children have been killed by soldiers or Israeli settlers in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem since 2024, according to data compiled by Defense for Children International – Pales…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/i-cant-feel-my-leg-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — So far in 2024, 36 Palestinian children have been killed in the territory by Israeli settlers or the military. Since the West Bank is not classed as a war zone, the use of force is meant to be more co…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw07wgrwzywo
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli soldiers and settlers opened fire on a school in a West Bank village Tuesday, killing a Palestinian man and child and wounding at least four other people amid their escalating ethnic cleansing…
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-soldiers-settlers-k…
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“Askar is among the most densely populated of the 19 refugee camps in the occupied West Bank. It is home to 24,000 people, packed into an area about the size of 17 football fields.”
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Wikipedia and UNRWA confirm Askar is a refugee camp near Nablus established in 1950. While the '17 football fields' comparison is a descriptive detail from the article, the general facts about the camp's nature and location are verified by authoritative references.
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web search NEUTRAL — Askar (Arabic: مخيم عسكر) is a Palestinian refugee camp. It is located on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus and was established in 1950 on 119 dunums of land.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askar_Camp
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web search NEUTRAL — Askar camp, established in 1950, borders the Nablus municipality in the northern West Bank. The camp population grew significantly between 1950 and 1960. Some residents subsequently settled in an area…
https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/west-bank/askar-camp
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web search NEUTRAL — Askar camp was established in 1950 and borders the Nablus municipality. The camp population grew significantly between 1950 and 1960. Some residents subsequently settled in an area one kilometre away …
https://www.zochrot.org/camps/camp_details/12/en?__
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“It is plagued by unemployment, and many residents live in poverty and suffer “cramped living conditions,” according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm or deny the specific UNRWA report on unemployment and poverty in Askar.
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“14-year-old Iyad Shalakhti, who was shot dead by soldiers on July 9, 2025, in Tel Askar.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the search results regarding a person named Iyad Shalakhti being killed on July 9, 2025.
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“He was shot by a sniper at 7:30 am on January 9, 2024 as he rushed to clock in at the factory where he worked.”
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