A 13-year-old Palestinian child, Amr Ali Qabha, was shot and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. Local Palestinian sources reported that Qabha was hit with live ammunition in a street in Yabad, located south of Jenin, and was denied medical treatment as soldiers prevented ambulances from reaching him. His father tried to reach him but was severely beaten and detained by Israeli soldiers.
The incident occurred amid more violent raids by soldiers and settlers, and as Israeli authorities position to confiscate more land. More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed across the occupied West Bank since Israel’s war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023. Of that figure, at least 204 were children.
The United Nations humanitarian office (OCHA) reported that at least 14 Palestinian deaths and 355 injuries were recorded in the West Bank last month, while there were at least 129 Israeli settler attacks resulting in Palestinian casualties or property damage. According to OCHA figures, between the beginning of 2024 and the end of June 2025, more than 2,200 Israeli settler attacks were reported, resulting in more than 5,200 Palestinian injuries.
Israeli soldiers continued their raids across the occupied territory, accompanied by arrests and assisted settlers in their attacks aimed at driving Palestinians from their lands. In Jenin’s village of Raba, Israeli forces fired tear gas at Palestinians, including children, who were protesting against the confiscation of their land and property.
In the town of Dura, located south of Hebron, five Palestinians were detained after a raid that included the ransacking of several homes. Six more were arrested in Qalqiliya’s village of Kafr Laqif, with another two taken from the village of Sir in the same district. A Palestinian man was arrested in Bethlehem after being summoned by Israeli intelligence to the Gush Etzion settlement.
Two people were taken during a raid on Nablus, with one shot and wounded before his arrest. Another arrest was reported in the Askar refugee camp. In the village of Umm Safa near Ramallah, Israeli soldiers destroyed a main water pipeline, which left about 1,000 residents without water.
The United Kingdom opposed Israel’s announcement of its intention to renew plans for construction in the E1 area in the occupied West Bank, a move that would split the Palestinian territory. “The UK strongly opposes the announcement by the central planning bureau of Israel’s Civil Administration to reintroduce the E1 settlement plan, frozen since 2021,” said a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson.
US Democratic Senators Bernie Sanders, Peter Welch, Jeff Merkley, and Chris Van Hollen issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s longstanding plan to destroy and force out Palestinian communities in Masafer Yatta, in the South Hebron Hills. Amid frequent attacks by settlers and troops in the area, Israeli authorities are advancing with plans to turn the Masafer Yatta area into an “open fire” zone for their military.