Israeli Forces Kill Four Palestinians in West Bank Shooting

Israeli forces opened fire on a vehicle in the town of Tammun in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, killing four Palestinians—a couple and two of their young sons—while two other children in the car survived with injuries. The incident occurred as the family returned from Nablus, where they had gone to shop for clothes ahead of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of Ramadan.

Palestinian health authorities identified the victims as Ali Khaled Sayel Bani Odeh, 37, his wife Waad Othman Aql Bani Odeh, 35, and their sons Mohammad, 5, and Othman, 7, who had special needs including near blindness and paralysis. The surviving brothers, 11-year-old Khaled and 8-year-old Mustafa, sustained minor shrapnel wounds to their heads and eyes. Autopsies showed the four deceased had been shot in the head, with Ali also suffering wounds to the chest and arm.

According to the Israeli military, soldiers were conducting an arrest operation in Tammun targeting suspects accused of terrorist activity when the vehicle accelerated toward them, prompting the forces to open fire in response to a perceived threat. The military stated it was reviewing the circumstances of the shooting. Palestinian...