Palestinian killed by Israeli settlers in West Bank

20/6/2025 5:52

A Palestinian man was killed and eight others injured on Thursday by Israeli settlers in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, Palestinian sources said.

Mohammed Ahmed Mahmoud al-Hur, 48, was killed and another seriously injured in the town of Surif, northwest of Hebron, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a press statement.

Hazem Ghunaimat, mayor of Surif, said that a group of settlers, protected by Israeli army forces, fired live ammunition at a number of Palestinians in the al-Qurainat area while they were trying to extinguish a fire set by settlers on Palestinian land there.

Ghunaimat added in a press statement that the incident resulted in the death of a Palestinian and the injury of eight others, one of whom was in serious condition. Some of them were transferred to nearby hospitals, while others were receiving treatment at a medical center in the town, Ghunaimat said.

The Israeli army did not immediately comment on the incident.

Cities, camps, and villages in the West Bank have witnessed escalating tensions since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023.