{"id":991,"date":"2025-04-09T16:25:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T16:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=991"},"modified":"2025-04-09T16:25:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T16:25:54","slug":"israeli-killing-of-u-s-teen-in-west-bank-sparks-outrage-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=991","title":{"rendered":"Israeli killing of U.S. teen in West Bank sparks outrage : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-59151\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 4000;&#10;        --source-height: 2668;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2668+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2F06%2F599812d149db8b87e58c9d973d66%2Fgettyimages-2208412050.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2668+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2F06%2F599812d149db8b87e58c9d973d66%2Fgettyimages-2208412050.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2668+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2F06%2F599812d149db8b87e58c9d973d66%2Fgettyimages-2208412050.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2668+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2F06%2F599812d149db8b87e58c9d973d66%2Fgettyimages-2208412050.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2668+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2F06%2F599812d149db8b87e58c9d973d66%2Fgettyimages-2208412050.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2668+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2F06%2F599812d149db8b87e58c9d973d66%2Fgettyimages-2208412050.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2668+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2F06%2F599812d149db8b87e58c9d973d66%2Fgettyimages-2208412050.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2668+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2F06%2F599812d149db8b87e58c9d973d66%2Fgettyimages-2208412050.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Mourners carry the body of 14-year-old Palestinian Amir Rabee, a U.S. citizen, during his funeral in the village of Turmus Ayya, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Monday.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    John Wessels\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        John Wessels\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>TEL AVIV, Israel \u2014 The weekend killing of a Palestinian American teenager by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank has sparked an outcry from relatives and community members in the Palestinian territory as well as the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The family of 14-year-old Amir Rabee said he was picking olives with two friends, also U.S. citizens, on Sunday when Israeli forces fired at them.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military said it opened fire toward three people who were endangering drivers by hurling rocks at a highway in the village of Turmus Ayya, killing one person and injuring the other two.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The U.S. State Department confirmed the death of a U.S citizen in the West Bank, offering its condolences to the family.<\/p>\n<p>It acknowledged the Israeli military&#8217;s statement that the killing was part of a counterterrorism operation and that the military was investigating.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-59161\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 4000;&#10;        --source-height: 2667;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2667+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F16%2F05b9ae9340aeb66e28147ee11945%2Fgettyimages-2208412411.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2667+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F16%2F05b9ae9340aeb66e28147ee11945%2Fgettyimages-2208412411.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2667+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F16%2F05b9ae9340aeb66e28147ee11945%2Fgettyimages-2208412411.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2667+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F16%2F05b9ae9340aeb66e28147ee11945%2Fgettyimages-2208412411.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2667+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F16%2F05b9ae9340aeb66e28147ee11945%2Fgettyimages-2208412411.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2667+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F16%2F05b9ae9340aeb66e28147ee11945%2Fgettyimages-2208412411.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2667+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F16%2F05b9ae9340aeb66e28147ee11945%2Fgettyimages-2208412411.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2667+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F16%2F05b9ae9340aeb66e28147ee11945%2Fgettyimages-2208412411.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2667+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F16%2F05b9ae9340aeb66e28147ee11945%2Fgettyimages-2208412411.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2667+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F16%2F05b9ae9340aeb66e28147ee11945%2Fgettyimages-2208412411.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Mourners attend the funeral of 14-year-old Palestinian American Amir Rabee in the village of Turmus Ayya, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Monday.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Mourners attend the funeral of 14-year-old Palestinian American Amir Rabee in the village of Turmus Ayya, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Monday.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    John Wessels\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        John Wessels\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Born and raised in New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p>Rabee was born and raised in New Jersey until his family moved to their ancestral Palestinian town in the West Bank, Turmus Ayya. It&#8217;s a town near Jerusalem where many Palestinian U.S. citizens reside.<\/p>\n<p>The boy&#8217;s father, Mohammed Rabee, said he called the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to ask for medical help when he learned of the shooting, but it didn&#8217;t arrive in time, and he had to go to an Israeli military base in the city of Nablus to identify and pick up his son&#8217;s body.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5356973-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1241231447\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/03\/30\/1241231447\/rachel-corrie-gaza-palestinians-aid-israel-hamas-war\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/30\\\/1241231447\\\/rachel-corrie-gaza-palestinians-aid-israel-hamas-war&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/03\/28\/gettyimages-466397250_sq-7d790df80641c0c78027cce207c0472185e01b78.jpg?s=100&amp;c=85&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/03\/28\/gettyimages-466397250_sq-7d790df80641c0c78027cce207c0472185e01b78.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/03\/28\/gettyimages-466397250_sq-7d790df80641c0c78027cce207c0472185e01b78.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/03\/28\/gettyimages-466397250_sq-7d790df80641c0c78027cce207c0472185e01b78.jpg?s=100&amp;c=85&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/03\/28\/gettyimages-466397250_sq-7d790df80641c0c78027cce207c0472185e01b78.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/03\/28\/gettyimages-466397250_sq-7d790df80641c0c78027cce207c0472185e01b78.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/03\/28\/gettyimages-466397250_sq-7d790df80641c0c78027cce207c0472185e01b78.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/03\/28\/gettyimages-466397250_sq-7d790df80641c0c78027cce207c0472185e01b78.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"21 years after her death in Gaza, Palestinians remember U.S. activist Rachel Corrie\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5356973-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>When asked for comment on the incident, the U.S. Embassy referred NPR to the statement from the State Department.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was all naked, all blood everywhere,&#8221; Mohammed Rabee said.<\/p>\n<p>He said he wants answers from the Israeli government.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They call him [Amir] a terrorist,&#8221; he said. &#8220;\u200aEven if he did something wrong, he&#8217;s under age.&#8221; He said, how could the soldiers shoot him down with multiple bullets?<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military released a black-and-white video showing what it said was Amir Rabee throwing rocks, but the elder Rabee said it was impossible to say if it was his son or not.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5356973-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5106819\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/09\/09\/nx-s1-5106819\/us-israel-american-woman-shooting-west-bank\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/09\\\/nx-s1-5106819\\\/us-israel-american-woman-shooting-west-bank&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3788x3788+856+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F8b%2Fb269831d44c7b7f76b5631125633%2F2024-09-08t121216z-47492461-rc2cw9aznyq2-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-west-bank-activist-march.JPG\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3788x3788+856+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F8b%2Fb269831d44c7b7f76b5631125633%2F2024-09-08t121216z-47492461-rc2cw9aznyq2-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-west-bank-activist-march.JPG\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3788x3788+856+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F8b%2Fb269831d44c7b7f76b5631125633%2F2024-09-08t121216z-47492461-rc2cw9aznyq2-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-west-bank-activist-march.JPG\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3788x3788+856+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F8b%2Fb269831d44c7b7f76b5631125633%2F2024-09-08t121216z-47492461-rc2cw9aznyq2-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-west-bank-activist-march.JPG\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3788x3788+856+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F8b%2Fb269831d44c7b7f76b5631125633%2F2024-09-08t121216z-47492461-rc2cw9aznyq2-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-west-bank-activist-march.JPG\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3788x3788+856+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F8b%2Fb269831d44c7b7f76b5631125633%2F2024-09-08t121216z-47492461-rc2cw9aznyq2-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-west-bank-activist-march.JPG\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3788x3788+856+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F8b%2Fb269831d44c7b7f76b5631125633%2F2024-09-08t121216z-47492461-rc2cw9aznyq2-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-west-bank-activist-march.JPG\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3788x3788+856+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F8b%2Fb269831d44c7b7f76b5631125633%2F2024-09-08t121216z-47492461-rc2cw9aznyq2-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-west-bank-activist-march.JPG\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Palestinians march to honor Turkish American activist Aysenur Eygi in Nablus, in the Israeli- occupied West Bank, on Sunday. Witnesses say Israeli forces shot Eygi dead during a pro-Palestinian demonstration Friday.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5356973-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D.-N.J., said Amir&#8217;s death was an &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepBonnie\/status\/1909275325709566356\" target=\"_blank\">atrocity<\/a>&#8221; and fellow Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/governor\/news\/news\/562025\/approved\/20250408a.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">demanded<\/a> &#8220;answers from the Israeli government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The tragic loss of life underscores that the current course of conflict is continuing to take too great of a toll on too many people,&#8221; Murphy said in a statement.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">The latest American killed in the West Bank<\/h3>\n<p>The State Department said it was aware of the death of five U.S. citizens in the West Bank since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The last was a 26-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/09\/09\/nx-s1-5106819\/us-israel-american-woman-shooting-west-bank\" target=\"_blank\">American Turkish woman<\/a> who was shot by Israeli forces in September 2024 at a protest she attended in the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, four other U.S. citizens were killed in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip by Israelis. All four families of those slain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/10\/nx-s1-5106059\/west-bank-gaza-israel-justice-department\" target=\"_blank\">Americans told NPR<\/a> they had heard nothing from the Justice Department; they said there was no indication U.S. authorities were investigating the deaths of their loved ones.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5356973-102\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5106059\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/10\/nx-s1-5106059\/west-bank-gaza-israel-justice-department\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/10\\\/nx-s1-5106059\\\/west-bank-gaza-israel-justice-department&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5760x5760+851+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fa5%2Ff7f543ac4192a10e3e69233e55f2%2Fmohamed-khdeir-edit.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5760x5760+851+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fa5%2Ff7f543ac4192a10e3e69233e55f2%2Fmohamed-khdeir-edit.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5760x5760+851+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fa5%2Ff7f543ac4192a10e3e69233e55f2%2Fmohamed-khdeir-edit.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5760x5760+851+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fa5%2Ff7f543ac4192a10e3e69233e55f2%2Fmohamed-khdeir-edit.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5760x5760+851+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fa5%2Ff7f543ac4192a10e3e69233e55f2%2Fmohamed-khdeir-edit.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5760x5760+851+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fa5%2Ff7f543ac4192a10e3e69233e55f2%2Fmohamed-khdeir-edit.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5760x5760+851+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fa5%2Ff7f543ac4192a10e3e69233e55f2%2Fmohamed-khdeir-edit.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5760x5760+851+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fa5%2Ff7f543ac4192a10e3e69233e55f2%2Fmohamed-khdeir-edit.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Hanan Khdour, 47, stands beside the grave of her son Mohammad Khdour in Biddu, West Bank, on Sept. 19, 2024. Mohammad, 17, and his cousin Malek Mansour, 16, also from Biddu, were driving in the hills not too far from their home in February 2024, when a man shot at their car from a distance as they were driving back.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5356973-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>The head of Turmus Ayya municipality&#8217;s department of foreign relations, Yasir Alkam, said it was time for President Trump&#8217;s administration to take action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Put some pressure on the Netanyahu administration to at least protect its citizens residing in Palestine,&#8221; he told NPR.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5356973-103\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5046204\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/07\/19\/nx-s1-5046204\/top-u-n-court-says-israels-occupation-of-west-bank-east-jerusalem-is-unlawful\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/19\\\/nx-s1-5046204\\\/top-u-n-court-says-israels-occupation-of-west-bank-east-jerusalem-is-unlawful&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3648x3648+912+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F0b%2F8eb59c7d4ce79c002198b9734961%2Fgettyimages-2161564535.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3648x3648+912+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F0b%2F8eb59c7d4ce79c002198b9734961%2Fgettyimages-2161564535.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3648x3648+912+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F0b%2F8eb59c7d4ce79c002198b9734961%2Fgettyimages-2161564535.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3648x3648+912+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F0b%2F8eb59c7d4ce79c002198b9734961%2Fgettyimages-2161564535.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3648x3648+912+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F0b%2F8eb59c7d4ce79c002198b9734961%2Fgettyimages-2161564535.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3648x3648+912+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F0b%2F8eb59c7d4ce79c002198b9734961%2Fgettyimages-2161564535.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3648x3648+912+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F0b%2F8eb59c7d4ce79c002198b9734961%2Fgettyimages-2161564535.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3648x3648+912+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F0b%2F8eb59c7d4ce79c002198b9734961%2Fgettyimages-2161564535.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Israeli soldiers and armored vehicles near the West Bank town of Beita\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5356973-103\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">A rise in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank<\/h3>\n<p>The United Nations has documented an increase in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli settlers and soldiers since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. It said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/content\/humanitarian-situation-update-276-west-bank\" target=\"_blank\">99 Palestinians<\/a> had been killed by Israeli forces in 2025, as of the U.N. humanitarian affairs office&#8217;s last report in late March.<\/p>\n<p>Israel launched its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/20\/g-s1-54280\/west-bank-displaced-palestinians-israel-idf-military\" target=\"_blank\">latest military operation<\/a> in the West Bank last month, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ended. Israel said it is rooting out militants who it said operate out of the refugee camps. Recent Israeli security operations in the West Bank have displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians, according to the U.N.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nuha Musleh contributed reporting from Ramallah, West Bank. Michele Kelemen contributed reporting from Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/09\/nx-s1-5356973\/israel-west-bank-palestinian-new-jersey-teenager\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mourners carry the body of 14-year-old Palestinian Amir Rabee, a U.S. citizen, during his funeral in the village of Turmus Ayya, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Monday. 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