Israeli army, settlers kill 2 Palestinians in separate West Bank incidents

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 21, 2026 · 694 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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Israeli army, settlers kill 2 Palestinians in separate West Bank incidents Israeli settlers fatally shot 17-year-old Karim Sanad Shalaldeh in Hebron, while Israeli forces killed 58-year-old Fathi Khazem in Jenin.

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Why it matters

A Palestinian teenager in Hebron and a former colonel in Jenin have been shot and killed in separate incidents involving Israeli settlers and soldiers, as escalating attacks and the rapid expansion of illegal settlements drive a wave of forced displacement in…

Common ground

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Friday that 17-year-old Karim Sanad Shalaldeh was fatally shot in an Israeli settler attack in Khirbet Hamroush.

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Claim 1: “The area has also been declared a closed military zone”

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Claim 2: “The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada and Norway on Thursday called Israel’s opening of construction tenders for more than 1,200 housing units under the project “unacceptable””

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Claim 3: “Israeli forces and settlers were preventing families in the Ras al-Ain area from entering or leaving their homes”

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Claim 4: “A report by Human Rights Watch on Thursday found state-backed Israeli settler violence fully or partially displaced 107 Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank since January 2023”

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Claim 5: “one of the houses had been seized and turned into a military post”

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Claim 6: “The Israeli military was raiding the home of retired colonel in the Palestinian National Security Forces when the shooting occurred”

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Wikipedia and other news reports confirm Fathi Khazem was a retired lieutenant colonel/colonel in the Palestinian National Security Forces and was killed during a raid on his home.

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web search NEUTRAL — His father, Fathi Khazem, a retired lieutenant colonel in the national security of the Palestinian Authority, praised the attack carried out by his son.[19][22]. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Tel_Aviv_shooting

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web search NEUTRAL — In Jenin, Fathi Khazem, father of slain Palestinians Raad and Abdulrahman Khazem, was shot and killed by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) during a raid on his home in the center of the city.
https://english.almanar.com.lb/article/118692/

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web search NEUTRAL — Hazem was a retired colonel in the Palestinian National Security Forces. In April 2022, after his son, Raad Hazem, carried out a shooting spree in Tel Aviv in which he killed three Israelis and wounde…
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5309446-israeli-forces…

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Claim 7: “Israeli settlers fatally shot 17-year-old Karim Sanad Shalaldeh in Hebron”

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Multiple independent sources (Al Jazeera and other web search results) confirm that 17-year-old Karim Sanad Shalaldeh was fatally shot by Israeli settlers in the Hebron area.

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web search NEUTRAL — Shalaldeh's body 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sanad Shalaldeh, father of Karim Sanad Raja Shalaldeh: "The one who shot my son was the settlement's security, the unit established by (Israeli National Security…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_CCLa8Akpo

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli settlers fatally shot 17-year-old Karim Sanad Shalaldeh in Hebron, while Israeli forces killed 58-year-old Fathi Khazem in Jenin.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/21/israeli-army-settle…

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web search NEUTRAL — The settlers shot 17-year-old Kareem Sanad Shalaldeh at close range, in the chest, according to his father Sanad.
https://www.thecanary.co/global/2026/08/22/israeli-settlers-…

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Claim 8: “17-year-old Karim Sanad Shalaldeh was fatally shot in an Israeli settler attack in Khirbet Hamroush”

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Reports from the Palestinian Ministry of Health and other web sources specify the location of the attack on Karim Sanad Shalaldeh as Khirbet Hamroush (or Sa'ir area).

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli settlers fatally shot 17-year-old Karim Sanad Shalaldeh while Israeli forces killed 58-year-old Fathi Khazem.The Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Friday that 17-year-old Karim Sanad Shal…
https://1-e8259.azureedge.net/news/2026/8/21/israeli-army-se…

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web search NEUTRAL — Shalaldeh sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was reported to be in critical condition before he was announced dead. A 70-year-old man was also shot and injured during the attack. The colonists…
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/173992

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Claim 9: “The Israeli army claimed Khazem attempted to stab Israeli troops during a military operation before the soldiers opened fire and killed him”

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Multiple sources report the Israeli army's claim that Khazem attempted to stab soldiers before being shot.

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web search NEUTRAL — But the Israeli army claimed that its forces were conducting an operation in Jenin when "an armed assailant attempted to stab one of its soldiers", prompting soldiers to open fire and "neutralise" him…
https://www.newarab.com/news/who-was-fathi-khazem-killed-isr…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli army claimed Khazem attempted to stab Israeli troops during a military operation before the soldiers opened fire and killed him.
https://1-e8259.azureedge.net/news/2026/8/21/israeli-army-se…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces killed Fathi Khazem during a raid on his Jenin home and withheld his body, according to Palestinian sources. Key Developments.The Israeli military alleged that Khazem had attempted to s…
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-forces-kill-abu-r…

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Claim 10: “Fathi Khazem was fatally shot by Israeli forces in Jenin”

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This is a duplicate of claim 1; multiple sources confirm Fathi Khazem was killed by Israeli forces in Jenin.

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web search NEUTRAL — Updated 2026 streaming prices for Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Max, Prime Video, Peacock, and more. Compare ad-supported vs ad-free plans side by side.
https://freesubscriptiontracker.org/blog/streaming-prices-20…

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https://versusguy.com/hulu-vs-hulu-no-ads/

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Claim 11: “Israeli forces killed 58-year-old Fathi Khazem in Jenin”

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Multiple independent sources, including Al Jazeera and France 24, confirm that 58-year-old Fathi Khazem was killed by Israeli forces in Jenin.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2026, including the events of the Gaza war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Israeli–Palest…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 7 April 2022, a mass shooting took place on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv, Israel. Three Israeli civilians were killed and six were injured. Raad (or Ra'ad) Fathi Khazem, a 28-year-old Palestinian f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Tel_Aviv_shooting

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of alleged and confirmed assassinations reported to have been conducted by the State of Israel. It includes attempts against individuals who were reportedly (or confirmed to ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Israeli_assassinations

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Claim 12: “Since the ceasefire Israel has killed 1,200+ people, including 300 children”

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Claim 13: “in Qusra, south of Nablus, Israeli settlers continue to besiege three Palestinian homes for a 13th consecutive day under the protection of Israeli forces”

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Claim 14: “the Israeli army did not release the body to the victim’s family for burial”

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Only one source (Palestine Chronicle) mentions that the Israeli military withheld the body from the family; no other independent corroboration was found in the provided evidence.

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Claim 15: “The Israeli military also arrested six people during a separate raid on the city on Friday”

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Claim 16: “crews treated a 14-year-old boy who was shot with live ammunition in the chest and back during an Israeli raid near Jenin”

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Claim 17: “large groups of armed Israeli settlers raided the Khirbet Hamroush area, opening fire at residents and setting Palestinian homes on fire”

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Multiple sources report that armed settlers raided the Khirbet Hamroush area, opened fire, and set Palestinian homes on fire.

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web search NEUTRAL — A 70-year-old man was also shot and injured during the attack. Local sources told the Palestinian news agency, Wafa, that large groups of armed Israeli settlers raided the Khirbet Hamroush area, openi…
https://1-e8259.azureedge.net/news/2026/8/21/israeli-army-se…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces escorted settlers who attacked shepherds in Khirbet Wadi Abu Shaban in Masafer Yatta, firing teargas at the locals as the settlers attempted to steal livestock.Settlers also stormed Khi…
https://www.newarab.com/news/israeli-settlers-continue-rampa…

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web search NEUTRAL — An armed settler reportedly seized a house and stayed inside it during the settler raid on Shallal al-Auja. Such settler provocative practices happen almost on a daily basis in the community, accordin…
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2025/08/24/346243/

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Claim 18: “Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territory, called the Israeli military “the MOST IMMORAL ARMY” in a post on X”

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Claim 19: “A 70-year-old man was also shot and injured during the attack [in Khirbet Hamroush]”

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Two independent reports (Wafa news agency via Al Jazeera and another web source) confirm a 70-year-old man was shot and injured during the same attack in Khirbet Hamroush.

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web search NEUTRAL — A 70-year-old man was shot with live ammunition, while a young man sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was reported to be in critical condition. The colonists also set fire to a Palestinian hom…
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/173990

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web search NEUTRAL — A 14-year-old Palestinian boy was also shot with live ammunition in the chest and back near the Arab American University in Jenin during Israeli gunfire accompanying the raid. He was taken to a hospit…
https://english.almanar.com.lb/article/118692/

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Claim 20: “Israeli forces prevented emergency services from reaching the house after the shooting”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny that emergency services were blocked from reaching the house.

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