Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Israeli Settlers Shoot Two Palestinians in West Bank
Two Palestinians were shot in a village called Yasuf in the West Bank.
One of them, Mashour Yassin, was killed, and another person was hurt.
Palestinian officials said Israeli settlers carried out the shooting.
They said the settlers came from near a recently built outpost.
A village leader also said settlers had attacked the village repeatedly.
The Israeli military described a different part of the incident.
It said Palestinians threw stones at Israelis approaching the village and that soldiers broke up the confrontation.
The United Nations says more than 80 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year, although the reports differ on whether all those deaths were caused by settlers or by settlers and Israeli forces.
The two sides also disagree about the legal status of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Palestinian officials said settlers shot two Palestinians in Yasuf, killing 51-year-old Mashour Yassin and injuring another person.
The alleged attackers reportedly came from the direction of a settler outpost built near Yasuf about two months earlier.
Village council head Jumaa Abdel Fattah said settlers had repeatedly attacked the village since the outpost was established.
The Israeli military said Palestinians threw stones at Israelis approaching the village and that troops dispersed those involved.
United Nations data cited in the reports say more than 80 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year, though one report attributes the deaths to settlers and another to settlers and Israeli forces.
- Who
- Palestinian officials said Israeli settlers shot Mashour Yassin and another Palestinian; the Israeli military also reported confronting Palestinians.
- What
- Two Palestinians were shot in Yasuf; one was killed and the other injured.
- When
- Thursday, October 1; the reports say more than 80 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year.
- Where
- Yasuf, a village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
- Why
- Palestinian officials linked the shooting to repeated settler attacks and a nearby outpost; the Israeli military said Palestinians had thrown stones at Israelis approaching the village.
Palestinian Officials and Critics
Israeli Military and Israeli Position
Account of the shooting
Palestinian Officials and Critics
Palestinian officials said settlers shot two Palestinians before the Israeli military arrived, killing one and injuring the other.
Israeli Military and Israeli Position
The Israeli military said Palestinians threw stones at Israelis approaching Yasuf and that soldiers dispersed those involved; it did not immediately clarify the shooting's timing.
Role of the nearby outpost
Palestinian Officials and Critics
Village council head Jumaa Abdel Fattah said settlers came from the direction of the outpost and had repeatedly attacked Yasuf since it was built.
Israeli Military and Israeli Position
The Israeli military did not explain why settlers were approaching the village or comment on the timing of the reported shooting.
Settlement policy and legality
Palestinian Officials and Critics
Rights groups and critics say expanding settler presence and settlement construction are part of an effort to seize Palestinian land and have blamed Benjamin Netanyahu's government for rising violence.
Israeli Military and Israeli Position
Israel disputes the international interpretation that settlements are illegal and says the West Bank's status is disputed.
- Killed
- Mashour Yassin, 51, according to Palestinian officials
- Injured
- One other Palestinian was shot and injured
- Location
- Yasuf, in the occupied West Bank
- Reported attackers
- Israeli settlers, according to Palestinian officials
- Nearby outpost
- Built near Yasuf about two months before the shooting
- Reported West Bank deaths
- More than 80 Palestinians this year, according to United Nations data cited by the reports
- Settlement status
- The United Nations and most countries regard Israeli settlements as illegal under international law; Israel disputes that interpretation
