Israeli Citizen Shot Dead In West Bank

JAKARTA - An Israeli national was found shot dead in the West Bank. Soldiers said the man was shot dead in the Palestinian city of Qalqilya, where Israeli forces are currently operating in the area.

Reported by AP, Saturday, June 22, the news was delivered a day after Israeli troops shot dead two militants in the same city in the West Bank. No further details were published.

Violence has increased in the West Bank since the Israeli-Hamas war erupted in October 2024. Since then, 549 Palestinians in the region have died from Israeli gunfire, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.

In the same period, Palestinians in the West Bank have killed at least nine Israelis, including five soldiers, according to UN data.

Israeli citizens are prohibited from entering Qalqilya and other regions of the West Bank under the control of the Palestinian Authority.

In April, the deaths of a 14-year-old Israeli settler sparked a series of settlers' attacks on Palestinian cities in the region.

The army said the boy was murdered, and later arrested a Palestinian in connection with the killings.