Archive · 1 Jan 2026
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank clash
Early on Thursday, Israeli soldiers were on a main road near a village in the West Bank.
Some people started throwing stones at the soldiers.
The soldiers said the stone-throwers were trying to ambush them.
The soldiers shot back, and one person was killed, while two others were hurt.
The Israeli military said the people throwing stones were militants.
Israeli military forces killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank during a clash.
The incident occurred near the village of Luban al-Sharqiya in Nablus.
Two other Palestinians were injured in the clash.
The Israeli military described the stone-throwing as part of an ambush by militants.
The incident happened in the early hours of Thursday, January 1.
- Who
- Israeli military forces and Palestinian stone-throwers
- What
- Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian stone-throwers, killing one and injuring two others
- When
- Early hours of Thursday, January 1
- Where
- Near the village of Luban al-Sharqiya in Nablus, West Bank
- Why
- Israeli military described the stone-throwing as part of an ambush by militants
- Location
- Luban al-Sharqiya, Nablus, West Bank
- Time
- Early hours of Thursday, January 1
- Victim
- One Palestinian man
- Injured
- Two others
- Incident
- Stone-throwing at Israeli soldiers
- Israeli military statement
- Described the incident as an ambush by militants