Conflict & Security
Israeli troops kill Palestinian at Bani Na'im as soldiers photograph the body
October 5, 2026 at 06:31 PM · Updated 11d ago
Coverage
4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 12 hours
Israeli forces opened fire on a vehicle near Bani Na'im, killing one Palestinian and wounding two; the army said it acted after an attempted ramming.
- Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority confirmed one Palestinian killed and two wounded by Israeli gunfire at the entrance to Bani Na'im.
- Photos circulated on social media showed two Israeli soldiers taking a selfie beside the slain Palestinian's body.
- The Israeli army said it fired after receiving an initial report of an attempted ramming and reported no Israeli casualties.
- The Palestinian Red Crescent said Israeli forces prevented its crews from reaching the wounded after the shooting.
- Palestinian officials identified the man killed at Bani Na'im as 38-year-old Hossam Alaa al-Din Abdul Jabbar Walad Ali.



