JERUSALEM: Israeli settlers on Saturday shot dead a Palestinian man and wounded his brother in an attack on a village in the occupied West Bank, the Ramallah-based health ministry and a local mayor said.

“Amir Mohammad Shnaran (27) was killed after being shot by settlers in the Wadi al-Rakhim area,” the health ministry said.

Mohammad Rabai, head of the nearby Tuwani village council, said that settlers had entered homes in the area and attacked the family.

Shnaran’s brother Khaled was also shot in the stomach during the incident, he said.

Israel’s military told this news agency it was looking into the reports.

Violence in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, has soared since the Hamas raid on Israel.

Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 1,040 Palestinians in the West Bank since the start of the Gaza war, according to a tally based on Palestinian health ministry figures.

At least 45 Israelis, including both soldiers and civilians, have been killed in Palestinian attacks or during Israeli military operations, according to official Israeli figures.

Published in Dawn, March 8th, 2026