On March 12, 2026, at 16:35, the Israeli forces present near the Za'atara Junction, south of Nablus, opened fire on a vehicle in which two citizens were traveling, leading to their death.

The Israeli forces opened fire on the stopped vehicle in which the two young men were traveling while they were passing near the Zaatara Junction. Israeli forces detained then their bodies.

Israeli authorities claimed the men attempted a car-ramming and shooting attack, a claim repeated in Israeli military statements.

However, the footage shows two soldiers firing at point-blank range through the driver’s window of a stationary vehicle, isolated from any other cars, which factually contradicts the claim that the shooting was an act of self-defense against an attack.

Israeli forces closed a number of military checkpoints and gates surrounding the city of Nablus, including Awarta, Al-Murabba'a, Deir Sharaf, and the Huwwara gates, and tightened their procedures on others, causing stifling traffic crises and preventing thousands of citizens from reaching their cities, villages, and places of residence.

Names of the martyrs:

1. Mamoun Badawi Idris Rashdan, 25

2. Muhammad Ali Bassam Youssef Badawi Rashdan, 24