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What happened in the raid on al-Mugayyir?

Two Palestinian youths were killed in a raid carried out on Wednesday in al-Mugayyir village, east of Ramallah in the West Bank. According to the Wafa news agency, citing the village council head, the victims were Mohammad Na’ssan and Khalil Abu Aliya, both aged 19.

Local officials said Israeli soldiers opened fire as residents tried to confront settlers. The two youths, who were critically wounded, later died. Village sources also told Al Jazeera that snipers had been stationed on rooftops in the village before the incident.

Why is the village frequently targeted?

Al-Mugayyir has been the scene of repeated raids by settlers and Israeli forces in recent months. According to data from OCHA (the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs), the attacks have focused especially around the village’s only road out, with vehicles regularly targeted. In another incident in the area on 20 August, 11 Palestinians were injured.

What do the numbers show across the West Bank in 2026?

Data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs points to a sharp rise in violence in the occupied West Bank since the start of the year. According to the agency, the number of Palestinians killed by settlers or Israeli forces has reached 79, including 19 children. At least 1,870 people have been injured over the same period.

  • Palestinians killed since the start of 2026: 79
  • Children killed: 19
  • Injured: at least 1,870

Where do international reactions stand?

The latest events in the West Bank have not been limited to al-Mugayyir. On Tuesday, tear gas was fired into a mosque in Madama, and a few hours earlier footage and field reports showed another mosque in the nearby town of Bazariya had been targeted in an attempted arson attack.

Rising settler violence has also drawn concern from some of Israel’s allies. Last month, the three-week siege of a Palestinian home in Kusra, south of Nablus, prompted a rare response from Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel. The European Union is reportedly weighing a ban on goods produced in settlements, while Ramiz Alakbarov, deputy UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, said in late August that the attacks were continuing with almost no accountability. Some experts, including UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese, say the attacks meet the definition of organised violence targeting a specific community.

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