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Monday, February 16, 2026
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Monday, February 16, 2026
18-year-old Palestinian said shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank; no comment from IDF
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn 18-year-old Palestinian was killed this evening by Israeli forces at the northern entrance to the West Bank city of Qalqilya, according to Palestinian media outlets.
He is identified as Muhammad Shreim.
The IDF does not immediately comment on the reports.
الشهيد الفتى "محمد كمال شريم" الذي ارتقى برصاص الاحتلال في محيط الحاجز الشمالي لمدينة قلقيلية. pic.twitter.com/6dEpRrdagX
— القسطل الإخباري (@AlQastalps) February 16, 2026
Shreim was reportedly shot and wounded near the security barrier separating Israel from the West Bank.
He was transferred in a Red Crescent ambulance to Qalqilya’s Darwish Nazzal governmental hospital, where he was declared dead, according to WAFA, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency.
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