Three Palestinians, including a 15-year-old, were shot and killed by Israeli forces in the southern and central West Bank over the past day, the Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry said Friday night.
Mustafa Hamad, 22, died early Friday of wounds sustained overnight when Israeli forces opened fire at the entrance to the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Kafr Aqab, also wounding three other Palestinians, one of whom was arrested, according to WAFA, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency.
Sufian Abu Leil, 46, was reportedly shot in the head by troops who clashed with Palestinians leaving Hamad’s funeral in the adjacent Qalandiya refugee camp on Friday afternoon, WAFA said, adding that another young man was also wounded.
Both Hamad and Abu Leil succumbed to their wounds at the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, according to Palestinian reports.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that “in two different incidents over the past day,” troops operating near the central West Bank’s Qalandiya refugee camp opened fire on “key instigators” of “disturbances that included hurling of stones at the forces.”
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“Hits were identified. There are no casualties to our forces,” the IDF said.
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers stand guard as Palestinian worshippers line up to pass through the Israeli military Qalandiya checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem on their way to attend Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, February 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
The military did not immediately comment on the death of 15-year-old Adham Dahman south of Bethlehem.
Dahman succumbed to his wounds at the Beit Jala Governmental Hospital, where he was rushed late Friday night after being shot by Israeli forces operating in the Dheisheh refugee camp, the PA Health Ministry said.
According to WAFA, Dahman was shot in the abdomen, and another Palestinian was also hospitalized after being wounded by troops in Dheisheh.
WAFA also reported that a group of settlers attacked Palestinians near the village of Tayasir, northeast of Tubas. The settlers, who reportedly opened fire at the Palestinians, were said to have been accompanied by IDF soldiers.
The IDF did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding its involvement in the incident. It was not clear whether there were any casualties.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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