Trending Now - Israeli Troops Kill Four Family Members in West Bank Incident
WHO:
Ali Khaled Sayel Bani Odeh, 37 years old, and Waad Othman Aql Bani Odeh, 35 years old, were the parents killed.
Their children included Mohammad, 5 years old, and Othman, 7 years old, who were also killed.
Khaled Bani Odeh, 12 years old, is one of the surviving children who described the incident.
Khaled Bani Odeh, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy who described the incident.
Ali and Waed Odeh, parents of the deceased children.
Two children of Ali and Waed Odeh who were killed.
Najah al-Subhi, who lost her son and grandchildren.
Sameer Basharat, mayor of Tammun.
Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry.
Palestinian Red Crescent rescue service.
Israeli military and police.
Israeli rights group B’tselem.
Israeli rights group Yesh Din.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
WHAT:
The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that Ali and Waed Odeh, and two of their children, were shot in the head.
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the killing as a “terrifying arbitrary execution crime.”
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) stated that the deaths are part of a systematic policy pursued by the occupation authorities.
Four family members of the Odeh family were shot dead by Israeli soldiers.
The Odeh family included two parents and two children.
The two surviving children sustained shrapnel wounds.
The Odeh family’s car was described as being "riddled with bullets."
Since the start of 2026, 18 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank, including eight by Israeli settlers.
Yesh Din documented 109 incidents of settler violence in the occupied West Bank since the start of the war.
WHERE:
The incident occurred in Tammun, a town in the northern West Bank.
The family was returning from a mall in Nablus.
The shooting took place in the town’s center.
WHEN:
The incident occurred on March 12th, 2026, which was during the week of Eid al-Fitr.
The shooting occurred on Sunday, March 12th, 2026.
The holiday of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, is this week in March 2026.
The offensive in parts of the northern West Bank began in 2025.
WHY:
The Israeli military stated they were pursuing suspects accused of “terrorist activity” when they opened fire.
Israeli forces stated they opened fire after a car accelerated toward them while pursuing suspects accused of “terrorist activity.”
The Israeli military has maintained a daily presence in Tammun for over a year as part of efforts to confront militants.
HOW:
Khaled Bani Odeh reported that after the shooting, Israeli soldiers pulled him out of the car and began to beat him, telling him, “We killed dogs.”
Israeli soldiers fired on the family car.
The Palestinian Red Crescent reported delays in ambulance access to the scene.
The Israeli rights group B’tselem reported that one of the surviving children was "violently interrogated" after being wounded.
(UPDATED March 16, 2026 23:11 UTC)
On March 12, 2026, during the week of Eid al-Fitr, a tragic incident occurred in which Ali Khaled Sayel Bani Odeh, 37, and Waad Othman Aql Bani Odeh, 35, were shot and killed, along with their two young children, Mohammad, 5, and Othman, 7. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that the parents and children were shot in the head, prompting the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to condemn the killings as a “terrifying arbitrary execution crime,” while the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights described the deaths as part of a systematic policy by the occupation authorities. Twelve-year-old Khaled Bani Odeh, the surviving child, recounted that after the shooting, Israeli soldiers pulled him from the car and began to beat him, telling him, “We killed dogs.”
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(UPDATED March 16, 2026 19:24 UTC)
On Sunday, March 12, in Tammun, a town in the northern West Bank, four family members of the Odeh family, including two parents and their two children, were shot dead by Israeli soldiers while returning from a mall in Nablus. The Israeli military stated they opened fire after the family's car accelerated toward them while pursuing suspects accused of terrorist activity, and the Palestinian Red Crescent reported delays in ambulance access to the scene. Since the start of 2026, 18 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank, with Israeli rights groups documenting numerous incidents of settler violence in the region.