Palestinian teens killed during settler attack on West Bank village, officials say - BBC News BBC Homepage Skip to content Accessibility Help Your account Home News Sport Earth Reel Worklife Travel Culture Future Music TV Weather Sounds More menu More menu Search BBC Home News Sport Earth Reel Worklife Travel Culture Future Music TV Weather Sounds Close menu BBC News Menu Home Climate World UK Business Tech Science Entertainment & Arts Health In Pictures More BBC Verify Newsbeat World Africa Asia Australia Europe Latin America Middle East US & Canada Palestinian teens killed during settler attack on West Bank village, officials say Image source, AFP via Getty Images Image caption, The deaths in al-Mughayyir come amid a recent surge in settler violence in the occupied West Bank By David Gritten Published 3 September 2026 Funerals have taken place for two Palestinian teenagers who local officials say were killed by Israeli settlers and soldiers in an attack on their village in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. The village council in al-Mughayyir told the BBC that Omar al-Nassan, 19, and Khalil Abu Alia, 16, were killed as they tried to stop Israeli settlers stealing sheep and that confrontations broke out. The Israeli military stated that its forces had entered the village to provide security for an Israeli civilian and police trying to retrieve livestock. It said the forces fired on and struck what it called "key instigators" of a "violent disturbance", in which Palestinians threw stones at its troops. The deaths come amid a recent surge in settler violence in the West Bank, with more than three attacks per day on average recorded by the UN so far this year. Al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, has seen repeated settler attacks. WhatsApp messages in groups used by settlers have indicated that they hope to force its population to move. To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Watch: BBC reports from Pale