Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian, Injure 4 in West Bank

JUL 20 2023·Updated MAY 14 2024

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The Facts

Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man on Thursday as they escorted Israeli worshippers, including the Israeli police chief and the head of the local Jewish settler council, to a site known as the biblical Joseph’s Tomb in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The Associated Press
Witnesses at the scene reported that the army was escorting the group when dozens of Palestinians set fire to tires and threw explosive devices and stones at nearby soldiers as they approached the site. Joseph’s Tomb is believed to be the last resting place of the biblical figure.
VOA
The Palestinian Wafa news agency identified the man who was killed as 19-year-old Bader al-Masri. The Israeli military said that it used live fire and riot dispersal means to quell the demonstrators, adding that multiple suspects were struck.
The Times of Israel
The Palestinian health ministry and the Red Crescent reported four people injured, two of whom are in serious condition. A local affiliate of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) said that its members were “fighting the occupation forces and groups of settlers who had stormed the area of Joseph’s Tomb."
Al Jazeera
The northern West Bank has become a flashpoint of violence in the last year. The Israeli army accuses militant groups of stationing fighters in the Jenin camp, and many militants live in the camp with their families.
Reuters
The situation in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza has deteriorated in the last year as Israel — following a spree of Palestinian attacks last spring — has launched regular raids in the area. Over 150 Palestinians have been killed this year in the West Bank, and Palestinian attacks targeting Israelis have killed at least 26 people.
The Associated Press

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The Spin

Pro-Israel narrative

Palestinian terrorists attacked Jewish worshippers as they simply sought to pray at Joseph's Tomb. The Israeli military did everything it could to disperse the rioters and PIJ terrorists without causing a loss of life, but they were forced to use live ammunition after being fired upon.

The Jerusalem Post

Pro-Palestine narrative

Israeli incursions like this are only meant to provoke Palestinian residents who are growing increasingly frustrated with the daily brutality of the occupation under which they live. Israeli forces also targeted an ambulance in the area as paramedics tried to reach an infant. The horrors of this occupation are showcased on a near-daily basis.