Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Driver and Bystander in West Bank
On December 7, 2023, Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian driver and a 55-year-old bystander.
The driver was accelerating towards the soldiers at a checkpoint, which led them to open fire.
The 55-year-old was a street cleaner who was working nearby.
The Israeli military initially said two 'terrorists' were killed but later clarified that only the driver was involved.
The motive for the driver's actions is not clear, and no militant group has claimed responsibility.
This incident is part of a surge in violence in the West Bank this year, with increased attacks by Israeli settlers and military raids, as well as Palestinian attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians.
Israeli soldiers killed a 17-year-old Palestinian driver and a 55-year-old bystander in Hebron, West Bank.
The driver accelerated towards soldiers at a checkpoint, leading to the soldiers opening fire.
The 55-year-old bystander was a municipal street cleaner.
The Israeli military initially misstated that two 'terrorists' were killed but later clarified that only the driver was involved.
The motive for the driver's actions is unclear, and no militant group has claimed responsibility.
- Who
- Israeli soldiers and two Palestinians: a 17-year-old driver and a 55-year-old bystander
- What
- Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian driver and a bystander in the West Bank
- When
- December 7, 2023
- Where
- Hebron, West Bank
- Why
- The driver accelerated towards soldiers at a checkpoint, leading to the soldiers opening fire
- Victims
- 55-year-old Ziad Naim Abu Dawood and 17-year-old Ahmed Khalil Al-Rajabi
- Location
- Hebron, West Bank
- Incident Date
- December 7, 2023
- Israeli Military Statement
- One 'terrorist' and one 'uninvolved person' killed
- Palestinian Casualties in 2023
- 51 minors killed by Israeli forces since January