‘A partnership between settlers and the army’: two shot dead in latest West Bank raid
Israeli forces and settlers conducted a raid on the West Bank village of Deir Jarir, resulting in the deaths of two Palestinians and injuries to another. The operation involved settlers claiming to search for livestock, with soldiers protecting them and later shooting the victims. The incident is part of a broader pattern of increased settler violence and military coordination in the occupied territories.
- ▪Two Palestinian men, Awda Abulrahim Farahneh and Ahmed Adil Abu Muhu, were shot dead during a night raid in Deir Jarir.
- ▪Settlers arrived claiming to retrieve stolen livestock, and Israeli soldiers and police escorted them while taking villagers' sheep by force.
- ▪When villagers confronted the settlers, soldiers shot the two men, and the raid continued with multiple incursions until after 2 am.
- ▪Human rights groups say the raid exemplifies a partnership between settlers and the Israeli army, contributing to rising tensions in the West Bank.
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The bodies of Awda Abulrahim Farahneh and Ahmed Adil Abu Muhu, killed in Israeli raids at the village of Deir Jarir, are taken to a burial ground on Monday. Photograph: Anadolu/GettyView image in fullscreenThe bodies of Awda Abulrahim Farahneh and Ahmed Adil Abu Muhu, killed in Israeli raids at the village of Deir Jarir, are taken to a burial ground on Monday. Photograph: Anadolu/GettyWest Bank‘A partnership between settlers and the army’: two shot dead in latest West Bank raidResidents of Deir Jarir say raids late on Sunday, also involving security forces, are part of pattern of violenceAndrew Roth and Sufian Taha in Deir JarirTue 21 Jul 2026 03.12 EDTFirst published on Mon 20 Jul 2026 13.53 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleEven by the brutal standards of militant settler violence in…
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