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Palestinian officials stated that a 14-year-old Palestinian teenager, Rabia, who held American citizenship, was shot dead by the Israeli military in the West Bank. The Israeli military claimed they killed a terrorist. On that day, Rabia and two other teenagers were shot in the town of Turmus Ayya; the two were sent to the hospital with injuries, while Rabia's body was withheld. Since October 2023, violent conflicts in the West Bank have continued to escalate, particularly due to the actions of Israeli settlers.

Palestinian officials reported that today in the West Bank, a Palestinian teenager with American nationality was shot dead by the Israeli military. The Israeli military claims that they killed "a terrorist."

The report mentioned that the mayor of the town of Turmus Ayya in the West Bank stated that the 14-year-old boy, along with two other teenagers, was targeted by gunfire from Israeli settlers at the town's entrance. The mayor noted, "At that time, two boys were sent to a nearby medical center by ambulance before being transferred to a hospital. Meanwhile, the Israeli military detained the third injured boy, who is also 14 years old and holds American nationality."

The mayor also pointed out that the Israeli military later announced the teenager's death and withheld his body. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the death, stating that the teenager was killed by the "occupying forces." AFP later reported that the mayor told them the boy died due to the Israeli fire.

The Israeli military stated in a statement that they killed a suspected terrorist during a counter-terrorism operation in the Turmus Ayya area. Reuters noted that recent incidents of violence by Israeli settlers have significantly increased, with clashes between Palestinians occurring almost daily, leading to a continued escalation of tensions. Since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict in October 2023, violent acts by settlers in the West Bank have intensified, including invasions of Palestinian occupied lands and attacks on Bedouin villages and camps.

Although European countries and former U.S. presidents have imposed sanctions on the violent Israeli settlers, the current U.S. president has lifted those sanctions.