On March 26, 2026, a Palestinian man was critically injured on Thursday evening after Israeli settlers opened fire in the Harmala area east of Bethlehem. At 17:15, a group of settlers were present near the village of Harmala, and they beat the citizen: Abdul Rahman Ahmed Hassan Awadallah, and also opened fire on 3 citizens (one citizen and 2 of his sons), which led to the death of one of them, and the wounding of 2 others. The settlers attacked the Harmala area and fired live ammunition at residents, seriously wounding a young man in the head. Another person was also injured after being struck in the head with a stone. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said its crews dealt with a very critical injury caused by live gunfire to the head during the settler attack. Mohammad Faraj al-Malhi, from the town of Sharafat near Beit Safafa, southwest of occupied Jerusalem, later succumbed to critical injuries he sustained during the colonists’ attack. Three of al-Malhi’s family members were also injured, including his brother, who was struck by a stone and sustained serious injuries. **IDF Spokesperson statement:** Security forces raided earlier today (Thursday) the Harmala area in the Etzion Brigade, following a report of friction between Israeli civilians and Palestinians. An illegal outpost was established overnight on private Palestinian land, which was evacuated immediately earlier today and was unlawfully re-established. During the friction, an Israeli civilian fired towards a gathering in the area. As a result of the shooting, a resident of East Jerusalem was killed and three others were injured. The Shai District Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the incident. Upon their arrival, the forces acted to disperse the friction and to evacuate and treat the injured. https://t.me/idf_telegram/22540 ## **Casualties:** **Name of the martyr:** Muhammad Ahmed Hassan Jaber Farah Al-Malhi, 38 (resident of the village of Sharafat near the village of Beit Safafa) **Wounded** The two wounded as a result of gunfire by settlers near the village of Khalayel Al-Lawz are: Ahmed Hassan Jaber Faraj, 70 years old, and his son Abdul Rahma

On March 25, 2026, at 17:30, Israeli settlers and soldiers chased and opened fire on vehicles carrying Palestinian workers near the village of Umm al-Khair in Masafer Yatta this evening. As a result of the shooting, several vehicles veered off the road, and at least one Palestinian, Yusry Amy Qbeita, was killed, and at least eight were injuried. The chase happened between Umm Al-Khair and Khirbet Fateh Sidra in Masafer Yatta. Israeli forces blocked locals and volunteers from searching for the missing and injured while firing live bullets at them. At the end, the Palestine Red Crescent Society provided medical aid to three injured individuals, including one wounded by live fire. **Broader context:** Since October 2023, Israeli authorities have revoked thousands of work permits for Palestinians, leading workers to seek employment inside Israel “illegally,” risking arrest and possible fines. **Name of the martyr:** Yusra Majid Musa Abu Qubaita, 31 years old - resident of Yatta town. **Wounded:** The 8 wounded as a result of gunfire by a group of settlers and occupation forces while chasing their vehicles in the Umm Al-Khair area in Masafer, Yatta town (known among them): Ahed Mahmoud Hassan Al-Adra.

On March 22, 2026, Mohammad Abu Nassar (the grand-father of baby Jawad) received an urgent call that his son, Osama, was heading east toward the so-called “yellow line,” a deadly zone marked by Israeli forces. Unable to reach him, the father watched as Osama walked unsteadily, carrying his infant son Jawad, seemingly unaware of the danger. Family members said Osama had suffered severe psychological distress in recent weeks after an Israeli strike killed his horse, his only source of income. His behavior had grown erratic, though that morning he appeared calm and told his mother he was taking Jawad out for sweets—then veered toward the exposed eastern zone where gunfire erupted. Shots did not initially stop him. A drone later issued orders through a loudspeaker. Reportedly wounded in the shoulder, Osama stopped, placed Jawad on the ground, removed his clothes, and approached Israeli forces, leaving the child behind. Both then disappeared from view. Hours later, the International Committee of the Red Cross called the family: Jawad would be returned, and Osama had been injured. The grandfather retrieved the child, noticing blood on his clothing from the wounded father. At home, Jawad cried continuously. Medical exams revealed leg injuries, burns, and a deep puncture wound. Doctors at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said these were likely caused by deliberate abuse, not shrapnel or gunfire. The family believes the child was abused to pressure his father, despite Osama’s fragile mental state. Since his return, Jawad suffers persistent pain, insomnia, severe crying, fever, and vomiting. His mother stays by his side, offering basic care while awaiting improvement. Osama’s fate remains unknown. **Testimony published by Palestinian Human Right NOF Al Haq:** Testimony by: Wa'ad Hani Mohammad Al-Shafie Child's name: Jawad Osama Mohammad Abu Nassar (1 year and 10 months old) Father (detained): Osama Mohammad Hosni Abu Nassar, 25 years old Date of incident: March 19, 2026, at around 10:00 a.m. "My husband, Osama Abu Nassar, 25, went to buy some necessities for our only son, Jawad, who is 1 year and 10 months old, from a place near our home located east of Al-Maghazi camp. My husband Osama had begun suffering from psychological distress about two weeks ago due to the severe mental strain caused by the conditions and horrors of the war in Gaza, as well as the shortage of food and basic necessities. As a result, Osama headed east toward the 'yellow line,' about 500 meters from our home, toward areas controlled by the occupation forces, while carrying our young son Jawad. During this time, soldiers stationed behind the yellow line opened fire at Osama while he was carrying our son. I heard the sound of gunfire. Then a small quadcopter drone surrounded him and ordered him via loudspeaker to remove all his clothes except his underwear. This was confirmed by witnesses from among our neighbors and local residents. They also ordered him to strip our young child. About four soldiers then arrived, surrounded him at gunpoint, and ordered him to place our son Jawad on the ground and move toward them. After that, Osama was detained and interrogated on the spot. During the interrogation, the soldiers pressured him by torturing our young son Jawad, including burning his body with cigarette butts, especially on his legs, and piercing his legs with a sharp object. This was confirmed to us by doctors at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, after our child was released and handed over to us by representatives of the Red Cross, about 10 hours after his detention. The Red Cross representatives informed us that my husband Osama had been detained and that they have not been able to visit him so far. Our son Jawad still suffers from severe pain and scarring on his legs as a result of the torture inflicted on him. Our family has no information so far about my husband Osama, who remains detained." — Wa'ad Hani Mohammad Al-Shafie, mother of Jawad Osama Mohammad Abu Nassar **Dr. Ahmed testimony:** “I observed multiple deep uniform lesions on his lower body, which are clinically consistent with deliberate cigarette burns used as a form of physical torture,” Dr. Bisan Ahmed, who conducted the examination of Jawad, told Sky News. **Israel spin:** Israel denied the claims, suggesting to Sky News that the child may have suffered light injuries in the gunfire they claimed was directed towards the father and son in an attempt to get them to turn around. They also claimed Osama confessed to being a member of Hamas, and ridiculously said he was using his son as a “human shield.” Osama remains in Israeli custody.

On March 22, 2026, Israeli forces targeted a residential apartment in the Al‑Taj Home 1 building, located above or behind the Al‑Taj restaurant on Al‑Yarmouk Street in Gaza City. The building was hit by missiles or guided strikes, leading to injuries and emergency evacuations. At least three people were injured as a result of the strike on the apartment near the restaurant. Those injured being moved from the scene toward Al‑Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. This is one of a series of airstrikes Israel carried out in central Gaza on Saturday, March 22, 2026, amid ongoing hostilities and ceasefire violations. This strike is not primarily described as targeting the restaurant itself but rather a residential flat in the same building complex, which appears to be the focus in available footage and posts. This triggered panic among the families who were enjoying a festive meal during this Eid weekend. **Broader context:** 1. From 08:00 on the 22nd. 03. 2026 until 08:00 today 23. 03. 2026 9 citizens were killed as a result of gunfire by the occupation forces in all governorates of the Gaza Strip. 2. Day 22. 03. 2026 A citizen died as a result of serious injuries he sustained earlier. 3. From 80:00 on the 22nd. 03. 2026 until 08:00 on the 23rd. 03. 2026 32 citizens were injured as a result of gunfire and artillery shelling by the occupation forces in the governorates of the Gaza Strip.

On March 22, 2026, the IDF strikes, probably by a drone strike, on a police vehicle and killed at least 3 people in the middle of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, hours after another person was killed in a strike on northern Gaza. The car vehicle was on Omar Bin Al-Khattab Street, near the Abu Srar Roundabout, in Nuseirat, Medics and police sources said the three men killed in Nuseirat were members of the police force. Ten people were also wounded in the attack. The Ministry of Interior in Gaza said in a statement that the strike occurred while police officers were “carrying out their duties in Nuseirat camp”. **Names of the martyrs:** 1- Ali Abu Rabi 2- Ahmad Hamdan 3- Osama Tabasha

Settlers torch 15 Palestinian villages across West Bank in a coordinated pogroms on violent settler groups on What'sApp ad Telegram. Dozens of Israeli settlers carried out coordinated raids across many Palestinian villages, setting homes and vehicles on fire and assaulting residents. Until 12:00 on March 22, Israeli settlers carried out a pogrom for over 6 hours across the West Bank, targeting more than 14 villages, and no one stopped them. ## Day 1: Night of the 22th March ### **Villages targeted** Attacks were recorded in Jalud, Fandaqumiya, Silat ad-Dhahr, and Qaryut, with footage showing buildings on fire as residents rushed to evacuate. **Tubas governorate** At 23:10, a group of settlers stormed the **Ain al-Hilweh area in the northern Jordan Valley**, attacked citizens and sprayed pepper gas on their faces. **Qalqilya governorae** At 21:00, a group of settlers were present at the "Kedumim" settlement roundabout, and attacked citizens’ vehicles passing through the place. At 21:25, a group of settlers were present in the Jit Plain area, and threw stones at citizens’ vehicles passing by. **Al-Fanduqumiya, Silat ad-Dahr and Funduq (Jenin governorate) At 23:15, a group of settlers stormed the town of Silat Al-Dhahr and the village of Al-Fandakumiya, attacked citizens’ homes, and set fire to 5 homes and 5 vehicles owned by: Muayyad Al-Batal (burning his house and vehicle), Salah Al-Din Muhammad Ahmed Qarariya (burning a house), and Salah Al-Din Muhammad Qarariya (burning a house), Sameh Kamal Al-Zoubi (burning a house), Adel Talib Azzam (burning a house), Ibrahim Mustafa Al-Zoubi (burning a public vehicle) - residents of the village of Al-Fandakumiya, Moayed Wassef (burning a vehicle), Basil Nour Al-Qadi (burning a vehicle), and Muhammad Asaad Mahmoud Rabaa - (burning a vehicle) - residents of the town of Silat Al-Dhahr A large number of settlers attacked the village of **Al-Fanduqumiya,** setting fire to houses and vehicles, and attacked other houses and smashed their windows, amid attempts by citizens to confront them and put out the fire. A house and two vehicles were completely burned, while a number of citizens sustained minor injuries and were transferred to a nearby medical center for treatment. **In Silat ad-Dahr and Funduq**, homes and vehicles were set on fire near Homesh and the outpost from which the Ranger departed. **Nablus governorate:** At 19:30, a group of settlers were present in the vicinity of the Zaatara Junction checkpoint, and citizens’ vehicles passing through the place became agitated, causing material damage to the vehicle of the citizen: Omar Mahmoud Jabara - resident of the city of Nablus. At 24:00, a group of settlers stormed the villages of **Qaryut and Jalud,** attacked citizens’ homes, set fire to the headquarters of the village council, and burned 4 vehicles in the village of Qaryut owned by citizens: Hamid Yaqoub Mutair, Wasfi Salim Al-Hajj Muhammad, and Fadi Sabti Issa Hammoud, and 4 citizens were injured as a result of Assaulting them: Khaled Hossam Azem, Youssef Hossam Azem, Salah Ahmed Boum, and Muhammad Abdel Jawad Kassab. Israeli settlers spray-painted hostile graffiti on a mosque and a home in the village of Jalud, southeast of Nablus. At 00:15, a group of settlers stormed the town of **Sebastia**, attacked citizens’ homes, and threw a Molotov cocktail at the home of the citizen: Bilal Ali Kayed. At 00:40, a group of settlers were present near the roundabout in the town of **Qasri**, and citizens’ vehicles passing by the place became agitated. **Salfit Governorate:** At 22:10, a group of settlers stormed the village of **Haris** and attacked citizens’ property. At 22:50, a group of settlers were present in the vicinity of the traffic light on the main street near the village of Haris, and attacked citizens’ vehicles passing through the place, wounding the vehicle of the citizen: Saed Taha Ibdah - resident of the village of Marda. At 22:30, a group of settlers were present on the **Al-Matwi Road between the city of Nablus and the town of Bruqin**, and attacked citizens’ vehicles passing through the place, resulting in 3 citizens sustaining bruises: Thaer Ibrahim Damra, Alaa Hosni Shuqair, and Wadih Hussein Samara. They stone-throwing at vehicles along roads as well as a report from the Red Crescent of an ambulance being attacked in the Shiloh area, with no serious injuries. **Hebron Governorate:** At 22:15, a group of settlers were present at the entrance to the **Wadi al-Joz area in the town of Bani Naim**, and attacked citizens’ vehicles passing through the place. At 23:25, a group of settlers entered the **Khirbet Aql area in the Al-Hawwar area, north of the town of Halhul**, and attacked the house of the citizen: Younis Aql. ## Day 2: Evening of the 22th March and night of the 23th March **Ramallah governorate** At 19:20, a group of settlers was present near the "Halmish" settlement roundabout, and threw stones at citizens’ vehicles passing by, and withdrew at 23:00. At 22:50, a group of settlers entered the outskirts of the village of Burqa, burned a citizen’s bus, and withdrew at 23:55. At 23:10 A group of settlers were present at the roundabout in the Ain Ayoub area near the village of Ras Karkar, and attacked citizens passing by, and withdrew at 01:20 **Tubas goverorate:** At 17:15, a group of settlers were present at the "Mikhola" settlement junction in the northern Jordan Valley, and threw stones at citizens’ vehicles passing on Line 90. At 18:40, a group of settlers were present in the vicinity of the Tayasir checkpoint, and stole a horse owned by the citizen: Muhammad Maher Abu Al-Zeit, after unloading the vehicle of the citizen: Rasmi Mahmoud Ayoub. At 23:10, a group of settlers entered the Al-Maleh area in the northern Jordan Valley, attacked the farm of the citizen: Anan Abu Mohsen, and withdrew at 23:50. **Qalqilya governorate:** At 00:10, a group of settlers were present near the Kadumim settlement roundabout, threw stones at citizens’ vehicles passing by, and withdrew at 05:40. **Nablus** At 10:55, a group of settlers stormed the village of **Osrin** and assaulted the citizen: Moataz Adel Adili - resident of the town of Turmus Ayya. At 13:45, a group of settlers were present near the village of Osrin, and threw stones at citizens’ vehicles, causing material damage to the vehicle of the citizen: Bassem Muhammad Youssef Salama. At 15:30, a group of settlers were present on the bypass road passing along the "Yitzhar" colony, and attacked citizens’ vehicles passing by the place. At 18:45, one of the guards of the "Yitzhar" colony set up a **checkpoint between the villages of Asira al-Qibliya and Urif**, causing a traffic jam in the place, and withdrew at 19:50. At 15:55, a group of settlers stormed the Al-Masoudiyah area near the village of **Burqa**, and attacked 2 houses owned by the two citizens: Dhiyab Af Hajjah and Musa Muhammad Idais. At 16:00, a group of settlers entered the outskirts of the village of **Deir Sharaf**, and burned the write-off of used vehicles. At 18:45, a group of settlers from the "Alon Moreh" colony entered the eastern outskirts of the village of **Deir al-Hatab**, attacked citizens’ homes, burned 3 homes owned by citizens: Burhan Hosni Omar, Samer Al-Omar, and Magdy Odeh, and burned 6 vehicles owned by citizens: Marwan Omran, Qassam Hussein, Samer Omar, Youssef Zamel, Omar Abu Aisha, and Omar Jamal Mustafa, and smashed the windows of a vehicle belonging to a citizen: Abdullah Atta Shtayyeh, and also tried to burn the girls’ secondary school 3 citizens were injured, and 9 citizens were injured with bruises, as a result of gunfire and settler attacks. At 20:05, a group of settlers were present near the roundabout of the town of **Qasri**, and attacked citizens’ vehicles passing by the place. At 21:10, a group of settlers stormed the village of **Asira Al-Qibliya**, set fire to a number of citizens’ vehicles, and withdrew at 21:20. At 21:50, a group of settlers in the vicinity of **Mount Subeih in the town of Beita** bulldozed a number of olive trees near the house of the citizen: Muhammad Basim Al-Najjar, and also demolished the wall of a house for the family: Al-Yatmawi. At 21:50, a group of settlers in the Jabal Al-Arma area in the town of Beita attacked the citizen: Ahed Muhammad Ibrahim Adili, causing him to suffer bruises, and also opened fire on an electrical transformer, which led to a power outage. At 23:50, a group of settlers stormed the Al-Masoudiyah area near the village of **Burqa**, set fire to a tourist tent in Hayat Al-Rif Park, and withdrew at 01:00. At 24:00, a group of settlers was present in the vicinity of the **Ain Shibli checkpoint,** and caused material damage to a number of citizens’ vehicles passing through the checkpoint, and withdrew at 02:00. At 02:30, a settler was fired while passing through the S**arra checkpoint, towards the village of Sarra.** At 05:20, a settler riding a bicycle entered through the Huwwara checkpoint and headed to the **Rujib village roundabout**, where he was arrested and handed over to the Israeli side through military liaison. wound The 3 wounded as a result of gunfire and settler attacks in the village of Deir al-Hatab are: Saleh Fouad Hussein, Hisham Awad Muhammad Hussein, and Nasser Kamal Nasser Oma **Salfit governorate:** At 18:30, a group of settlers entered the **Khallet al-Haramiya** area in the town of Kafr al-Dik, and raised Israeli flags on citizens’ lands. At 02:00, a group of settlers in the Al-Qa’dah area of the town of **Deir Istiya** stormed an estate owned by the citizen: Youssef Suleiman Salman, and beat him. While he was fleeing the place, they opened fire randomly at him. ## **Casualties** At least 9 Palestinians have been confirmed injured in a preliminary toll, including 3 in Jalud and 6 in the Jenin area, after being beaten by settlers. The toll of injuries on the town of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus, on Sunday evening has risen to nine, including one caused by live fire. Ahmad Ameed, director of the Ambulance and Emergency Center at the Nablus Red Crescent, reported that paramedics treated a 45-year-old man who was shot in the foot during the attack, along with eight others injured by the pogroms, including a woman who suffered bruises and suffocation due to tear gas inahaltion. The paramedic teams confirmed that the injuries include: one gunshot wound to the foot, six injuries from beatings, one injury from smoke and tear gas inhalation, and one fall resulting in a fractured thigh. ## **Retaliation pretext** The raids come amid near-daily attacks in recent weeks and rising fears of retaliation after a settler was killed in a separate incident under investigation. These followed calls circulated on open networks to carry out revenge for the death of the young Israeli who was killed yesterday afternoon after being struck by a Palestinian vehicle in Beit Omerim. While, at this stage, the security establishment has not yet defined the incident in which he was killed as a terrorist attack. In fact, initially the system assessed that it was likely a traffic accident, and only after ministers from the Religious Zionism party claimed he had been murdered did the police and the army issue statements saying that a suspicion of a terror attack was being examined. In the background — the incident occurred in Area A, and according to some reports took place during a “land survey.”. According to a security source, the Palestinian driver was also injured in the collision and evacuated for medical treatment; therefore, the claim that the vehicle was stolen currently appears unlikely. According to יריב אופנהיימר (Yariv Oppenheimer) Israeli public figure, activist, commentator, and media personality known for his involvement in peace and human rights advocacy, there are two version of this accident, both versions indicate the deaths were accidental and not caused by a Palestinian attack. **Version 1: Road accident** Settlers were driving an ATV at high speed in Area A. The ATV took a sharp turn and collided with a Palestinian vehicle, which then rolled into a wadi. One of the settlers on the ATV died. The damaged ATV has not been documented, raising some doubts about this account. This version suggests an unintentional accident, not a planned attack. **Version 2: Theft and escape** Settlers allegedly stole a Palestinian pickup truck. While fleeing in the stolen vehicle, they lost control and the truck fell into a wadi. This also does not indicate a terrorist attack, but an accident resulting from an illegal act (vehicle theft) that went wrong. ## **Perpetrators:** "Today at 9:00 PM we will go out to the junctions! Jewish blood is not cheap!" This is a post from March 21, 2026, evening on **Hilltop News, the West Bank's Hilltop Youth WhatsApp group**. Later that night at least 15 Palestinian villages were attacked by settler terrorists. It's all organized and carried out completely out in the open **The “King David Brigades”** claimed responsibility and announced that they maneuvered between the villages and set fire to dozens of vehicles and homes. Along with a well-produced video, in a group that has been openly and extremely inciting for many months. According to Matan Golan, journalists in Haaretz covering these progroms, "boasting and incitement to violence against Palestinians are not considered offenses by the Israeli security establishment, particularly the police and the Shin Bet." Text published on Telegram: *"Ansh News A campaign of revenge across Judea and Samaria Documentation of King David's battalions at night maneuvering between the villages In Jaloud, Fandocumia, Sebastia, Silat Al-Hazar and Kiryat, dozens of vehicles and houses were set on fire, and on Silat Al-Hazar the following inscriptions were sprayed: "Regards to stand out" "Benjamin" "Star of David" The equation is simple: Jews are not silent about Jewish blood being shed!! Ansh News"* ## **Rule of Israeli army:** In the morning of March 22, no arrests have been reported, consistent with a pattern of impunity in settler violence cases. According to the Israeli journalist Matan Golan on X, reports that the army did not reach the sites of settler attacks are inaccurate, and the reality appears more troubling. In the village of Jalud, a first attack around 23:30 was relatively quickly repelled, with security forces reportedly arriving at the scene. However, between 02:00 and 03:00, a second, more severe wave of attacks took place, involving dozens of participants. Jalud, located near the Shiloh settlement bloc, is often a vulnerable point, serving as a “springboard” between areas and frequently targeted. The occurrence of a second large-scale attack there, ending with zero arrests, raises serious concerns about either the operational capability of the group calling itself the “King David Brigades” or the conduct of the security forces. Golan questions how, after such a prolonged night and a return to the same village, no arrests were made—particularly how around 100 masked individuals could carry out attacks and then return to nearby settlements under IDF security without being identified. ## **Instrumentalization of the death of Sherman:** On March 22, at the funeral of Hilltop Youth Yehuda Shmuel Sherman, Bezalel Smotrich gave a eulogy and promised to "erase the letters". He was referring to the ongoing state-backed campaign of establishing terrorist settler outposts also in Areas A and B, which are supposedly under the civil control of the Palestinian Authority: "We'll bring down the authority of evil and terror known as the PA. We will erase the lines and definitions and the letters. We'll settle our land in all its territory." In fact, a new sub-movement of the Hilltop Youth, titled "Kingdom of Judea", has emerged in recent days, aimed specifically at establishing those new terrorist outposts and erasing the lines between Areas A, B, and C, as was, according to the eulogies, the dead terrorist's vision.

**On the morning of March 19**, 2026, more than 30 Israeli settlers entered a privately owned stone quarry and cement factory on the outskirts of Taybeh — a small Palestinian town of roughly 1,200 to 1,500 people nestled in the West Bank hills north of Jerusalem. They performed religious rituals on the grounds, pitched tents, posted guards to prevent workers from accessing the site, and hoisted an Israeli flag atop one of the plant’s storage tanks,and warned the Christian community that anyone returning would be killed. The factory’s owner, Roland Bassir, attempted to enter his own property. He was physically attacked and turned away. Two decades of hard work, his family’s livelihood, seized in a single morning. Since this day, the settler attacks occures on a daily base, preventing the factory to stay open. Roland Bassir’s family built that quarry over 20 years through honest work. They employed local workers. They contributed to a community that had already absorbed more than its share of hardship. His business was not collateral damage. It was the target. This man cannot enter his own business without being physically attacked. He is too scared to approach the area any closer since settlers chased and attacked him when he tried to get to his factory earlier. “Last week they brought a backhoe and opened up a dirt road and went into the quarry and are not allowing us in. They put guards around the quarry.” The settlers have pitched a large tent just outside the quarry, and any time he has tried to get close, they come out to threaten the owner and prevent him from coming to the quarry. “I am depressed, I can’t sleep at night,” said Bassir. “I can’t understand how people can just come and take over my 20 years of work. It is unjust. It is indescribable. I feel miserable. I tell my children that God is with us and we want peace, we are peaceful people, but I am afraid for the future, that it will get worse.” **On April 15,** Israeli settlers attacked stormed the village quarry with rifles and threatening to kill the workers if they stayed. The workers were forced to flee. This comes following a series of settler attacks on the Christian village of Taybeh, met with total impunity by Israeli police, the army, and the government. The Christian community of Taybeh is appealing to churches, Christian leaders, and the world to take action and stop what they describe as an ethnic cleansing campaign against them by Israeli settlers and the Israeli government. **Broader context:** Now the town is encircled. According to reports confirmed by the Latin Patriarchate, six settler outposts have been established around Taybeh since 2025 — three to the west, three to the east. A yellow gate controls access on the main road. Soldiers determine who enters. The Khoury family’s famous Taybeh Brewery — a point of pride and economic lifeline — has lost outside visitors, with merchandise shipments to Jerusalem and Bethlehem routinely blocked. Since October 2023, 16 families and 10 individuals have emigrated from Taybeh. In a town of 1,200 people, that is not a statistic — it is a hemorrhage. Father Bashar Fawadleh, the Catholic parish priest of Christ the Redeemer Church, has been remarkably candid: he cannot guarantee his parishioners’ physical safety. His answer has been to preach what he calls “resistance in faith” — a dignified refusal to surrender hope in the face of intimidation. But faith, however strong, does not unlock a factory gate seized by a settler mob.

On MarCh 19, 2026, the citizen Ayed Ezzat Arar (60 years old), from the town of Qarawat Bani Zaid, north of Ramallah, died this afternoon, Thursday, following a heart attack, which followed two colonists storming the park where he was working as a guard. Medical sources reported to Wafa that citizen Arar died as a result of a heart attack after a group of colonists gathered around him while he was doing his work in Sofia Park, in Salfit

On March 16, Israeli snipers shot two 16-year-old Palestinians, Fathi Ali Fathi Sahouri and Salim Sami Salim Faqha, both from the nearby town of Sinjil, near the entrance to Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. It was not immediately clear whether the teenagers survived the shooting. Witnesses said soldiers closed the road within minutes, surrounding the scene and preventing anyone from approaching. The army claimed that the soldiers opened fire at Palestinians who hurled stones at the military vehicles. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said Israeli forces prevented its medical crews from reaching the wounded near the Sinjil junction, while local sources said the army withheld the injured and declared the area a closed military zone. Residents described watching paramedics being turned back while the injured were left on the ground under armed guard. Several residents who tried to move toward the area were threatened by soldiers and ordered to remain inside nearby homes and shops. Soldiers stopped vehicles, interrogated residents, and restricted movement across the town. Drones were seen circling overhead as troops moved between residential blocks, creating a tense atmosphere that lasted late into the night. Following the shooting, a large Israeli military force invaded Sinjil, spreading through multiple neighborhoods and conducting searches in homes and commercial properties. The General Authority of Civil Affairs confirmed Israeli forces shot and killed 17‑year‑old Salim Sami Salim Fuqaha and moderately wounded another Palestinian who remains in moderate condition. The Israeli authorities immediately seized his body, denying his family the ability to recover it. The military’s refusal to allow medical intervention lasted for an extended period, a pattern that has become increasingly common in similar incidents across the central West Bank. Human rights organizations have repeatedly warned that the combination of lethal force and the systematic obstruction of medical teams inflict heightened risk on the Palestinians. As of Monday night, Israel continued to withhold the teenager’s body, part of a long‑standing Israeli policy of retaining the remains of Palestinians killed by its forces. Rights groups have condemned the practice as a form of collective punishment that inflicts additional suffering on families already grieving their loss. **Name of the martyr:** Salim Sami Salmi Fuqaha, 16 y/o **Defense for Children Palestine investigation:** "Salim Sami Salmi Fuqaha, 16, was shot and killed by Israeli forces around 10 p.m. on March 16 near the village of Sinjil, northeast of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International - Palestine. Israeli forces opened fire on Salim and 15-year-old Fathi Ali Fathi Al-Sahouri, who survived the attack, then prevented Palestinian Red Crescent Society paramedics from reaching the boys for two and a half hours. (2,5 hours) Israeli forces confiscated Salim’s body, and therefore DCIP cannot confirm the number or nature of his injuries. Paramedics brought Fathi to Istishari Hospital in Ramallah, where he is currently receiving treatment for a gunshot wound to the shoulder. The shooting took place in an area near the barrier established by Israeli forces about a year and a half ago on land belonging to the village of Sinjil, isolating it from Route 60, which has led to escalating tensions in the area. This area frequently witnesses live fire by Israeli forces toward anyone suspected of being present nearby, without distinction, making it a dangerous zone that constantly threatens civilians’ lives. **Broader context:** Israeli forces have killed seven Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank in 2026, according to documentation collected by DCIP. Israeli forces and settlers killed 56 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank in 2025. Israeli forces have withheld the bodies of at least 64 Palestinian children since June 2016, according to documentation collected by DCIP. Six of the children’s bodies have since been released to their families, while 58 Palestinian children’s bodies remain withheld by Israeli authorities. Israel’s practice of withholding Palestinian bodies is a form of collective punishment, a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, and deprives Palestinian families of the ability to lay their children to rest.

On March 15, 2026, Eight Palestinian police officers were killed and 14 people injured after Israeli aircraft struck a police vehicle on Salah al-Din Street near the entrance to Al-Zawayda, in the Central Governorate of the Gaza Strip. An Israeli air strike on a police vehicle in central Gaza killed eight officers on Sunday, hospital officials said, as violence continues to test a fragile ceasefire in the war-battered territory. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah said the bodies of eight victims were brought in after a police vehicle was struck in the nearby town of Zawaida. Gaza’s Interior Ministry said the dead include Col. Iyad Abu Yusuf, director of the Central Governorate Intervention Police, along with seven other officers. **Names of the martyrs:** According to reports from Gaza’s Interior Ministry and regional media, the eight police officers killed in the Israeli strike on a police vehicle near al-Zawaida (central Gaza) on 15 March 2026 included the following names: 1) Col. Iyad Abu Yousef – head of the Intervention Police in the Central Governorate 2) Abdul Rahman Al-Amassi 3) Wissam Al-Hafi 4) Yousef Meet (or Maite) 5) Musab Al-Durra 6) Fathi Oweida 7) Rami Harb 8) Abdullah Abu Shaar (name sometimes reported with slight spelling variations) The following name was also spreaded: 9) Tawfiq Al-Khalidi