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Israeli Police Kill Palestinian Attempting to Scale West Bank Wall to Find Work

HeadlineMay 14, 2026

Palestinian officials say Israeli police shot and killed a Palestinian man as he tried to scale the concrete barrier separating the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem. According to his brother, 44-year-old Zakaria Qatusa had been attempting to cross into Israel to find work. He leaves behind four children.

Elsewhere, Israeli settlers killed a 16-year-old Palestinian boy in the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah. Health officials say Youssef Ali Youssef Kaabneh died from a gunshot wound to the chest. The killing came as Israeli settlers backed by soldiers assaulted shepherds and stole large numbers of their sheep.

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