Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinian Teens in Occupied West Bank

On Jun 22, 2026

Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers near an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank on Monday morning before withholding their bodies, amid a spike in Israeli violence against Palestinians that has killed more than 1,000 people since the start of the Gaza genocide.

Israeli forces killed Reda Sami Hassan Awad, 15, and Issa Arafat Ismail Awad, 19, near the settlement of Karmei Tzur in Beit Ummar town, local sources said.

Sources added that the forces left them bleeding for an extended period before withholding their bodies. Another young man was also wounded by Israeli fire in the town.

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