Current sectionWest Bank NewsArmed settlers are increasingly venturing into Palestinian-controlled areas of the West Bank under the guise of "hikes," provoking deadly clashes. The IDF and police point fingers at each otherShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMatan Golanand Josh Breiner11:00 AM • August 23 2026 IDTThe IDF and the police are disclaiming responsibility for Friday's incident in which 17-year-old Palestinian Karim Sanad Raja Shalaldeh was shot dead by Israelis near the West Bank village of Sa'ir, north of Hebron, after settlers entered Area B.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlersPalestinian AuthorityWest BankIDFIsrael policeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankHind RajabTurkey-InterpolE1 TenderNetanyahuGazaCalifornia Special ElectionPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSettlers Call Them 'Hikes.' Palestinians Keep Ending Up DeadTrump's Envoy Was Right to Condemn Netanyahu Over Syria StrikeBen-Gurion Airport Has Everything Israel Loves: Privilege, Racism and a Way OutNetanyahu's Need for Constant Security Crises Sparks Rare Clash With WashingtonIsraeli Police Kill Two in East Jerusalem While Responding to Fatal ShootingRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?An Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryIsraeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsGo to Qusra to See What Israel Is Trying to Hide