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Israeli settlers and military kill 2 Palestinians – one a teenager – in separate West Bank shootings

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Israeli settlers and military kill 2 Palestinians – one a teenager – in separate West Bank shootings A teenage boy and a 58-year-old man were shot dead Friday by Israeli settlers and soldiers, respectively, in separate shootings in the occupied West Bank.

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What happened

Israeli settlers and military kill 2 Palestinians – one a teenager – in separate West Bank shootings A teenage boy and a 58-year-old man were shot dead Friday by Israeli settlers and soldiers, respectively, in separate shootings in the occupied West Bank.

Why it matters

Israeli settlers shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian boy and wounded an elderly man after Palestinians allegedly threw rocks on Friday in Sa’ir, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

Common ground

The ministry identified the teenager as Karim Sanad Raja Shalaldeh.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The ministry identified the teenager as Karim Sanad Raja Shalaldeh.”
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The identity of the teenager as Karim Sanad Raja Shalaldeh is confirmed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health and reported across multiple web search results, including a video interview with his father.
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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 shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian boy and wounded an elderly man after Palestinians allegedly threw rocks on Friday in Sa’ir, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the Palestin…
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260821-israeli-set…
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web search NEUTRAL — A 17-year-old boy was killed and a 70-year-old man was wounded during a clash in the town of Sa'ir, near Hebron.The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the deceased teenager as 17-year-old Karim…
https://www.aurora-israel.co.il/en/Palestinian-teenage-death…
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Claim 2: “Another of Fathi's sons, Abdul Rahman Hazem, was killed during an Israeli military raid targeting alleged militants in the Jenin refugee camp in September 2022.”
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The Ilke News Agency explicitly identifies Fathi Khazem as the father of 'martyred Palestinians Raad and Abdulrahman Khazem', corroborating that Abdul Rahman was also killed.
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Claim 3: “Raed was shot dead by Israeli forces after a massive manhunt.”
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France 24 and other sources confirm that Raed Khazem was shot dead by Israeli forces following a manhunt after the Tel Aviv attack.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli official said the man was the father of Raed Khazem, who shot and killed three people in Tel Aviv in April 2022. Raed was shot dead by Israeli forces after a massive manhunt. Israeli autho…
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260821-israeli-set…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces shot and killed Fathi Khazem, the father of martyred Palestinians Raad and Abdulrahman Khazem, during a military raid on his home near the main roundabout in central Jenin, according to…
https://ilkha.com/english/world/israeli-forces-kill-father-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — ‘Israeli’ forces arrest Hammam Khazem days after killing his father.Hammam’s arrest marks the latest instance in a prolonged series of state-sponsored actions against the Khazem family. Hammam’s fathe…
https://en.royanews.tv/news/72963/'Israeli'-military-abducts…
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Claim 4: “58-year-old Fathi Khazem was fatally shot by Israeli forces during a raid early Friday in Jenin.”
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Multiple independent sources (Al Jazeera, Ilke News Agency, and other web results) confirm that 58-year-old Fathi Khazem was killed by Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin.
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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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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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web search NEUTRAL — The wife of 58-year-old Fathi Khazem, who was killed by the Israeli military as they tried to arrest him, stands at the bedroom door near a pool of his blood at their home in the northern city of Jeni…
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5309446-israeli-forces…
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Claim 5: “Khazem attempted to stab an Israeli soldier during an overnight operation.”
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While the death of Fathi Khazem is corroborated, the specific detail that he 'attempted to stab an Israeli soldier' is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets; some sources mention 'Palestinian accounts differed sharply'.
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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 6: “at least 87 Palestinians have been killed in almost 1,500 attacks by Israeli settlers and soldiers this year, according to Palestinian officials.”
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Claim 7: “the man was the father of Raed Khazem, who shot and killed three people in Tel Aviv in April 2022.”
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Multiple sources, including France 24 and Wikipedia (regarding the 2022 Tel Aviv shooting), confirm that Fathi Khazem is the father of Raed (Ra'ad) Khazem, who killed three people in Tel Aviv in April 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shal…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+91&versio…
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web search NEUTRAL — Of David. Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me. Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid. Brandish spear and javelin against those who purs…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+35&versio…
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web search NEUTRAL — Version Information The English Standard Version (ESV) stands in the classic mainstream of English Bible translations over the past half-millennium. The fountainhead of that stream was William Tyndale…
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Claim 8: “No Israeli soldiers were injured.”
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Web search results explicitly state that 'no Israeli soldiers were injured' during the operation where Fathi Khazem was killed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Three Israeli civilians were killed and six were injured.Raad (or Ra'ad) Fathi Khazem, a 28-year-old Palestinian from Jenin, killed three civilians and injured six.[5].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Tel_Aviv_shooting
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web search NEUTRAL — Some Israelis were injured and a security official opened fire. Separately, the Palestinian General Authority for Civil Affairs informed the Health Ministry that 58-year-old Fathi Khazem was fatally s…
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/settlers-kill-palestinian-…
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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.It said no Israeli soldiers were injured. Palestinian accounts of the inciden…
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-forces-kill-abu-r…
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Claim 9: “West Bank – occupied by Israel since 1967”
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This is a widely established historical fact corroborated by five independent cross-references including The Hindu, EuroNews, and France 24.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Israel has occupied [the West Bank] since 1967
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-ambassador-to…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967
https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/01/shops-closed-across-west…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260812-israeli-set…
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Claim 10: “The shooting also wounded a 70-year-old man”
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Multiple sources confirm that a 70-year-old man was wounded during the same clash in Sa'ir that killed the teenager.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ibn Athīr is the family name of three brothers, all famous in Arabic literature, born at Jazīrat ibn Umar (today's Cizre nowadays in south-eastern Turkey) in upper Mesopotamia. The ibn al-Athir brothe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sa'ir (Arabic: سعير, also spelled Saeer, Seir, or Si'ir) is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the southern West Bank, located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) northeast o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa'ir
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Se’īrīm (Hebrew: שע‬י‬רי‬ם‬, singular sa'ir) are demons. Sa’ir was the ordinary Hebrew word for "he-goat", and it is not always clear what the word's original meaning might have been. But in early Jew…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se'irim
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Claim 11: “Three Israelis have been killed by Palestinians in 2026.”
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Claim 12: “Israeli settlers shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian boy and wounded an elderly man after Palestinians allegedly threw rocks on Friday in Sa’ir, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank”
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Multiple independent sources (France 24, other web search results) report that Israeli settlers shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian boy and wounded an elderly man in Sa'ir, north of Hebron.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sa'ir (Arabic: سعير, also spelled Saeer, Seir, or Si'ir) is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the southern West Bank, located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) northeast o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa'ir
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — After the 1995 Interim Agreements, the Palestinian National Authority, which was renamed to the State of Palestine in 2013, took control of civil affairs in the West Bank Palestinian enclaves, designa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Palestine
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