Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticePolice said officers shot them 'to neutralize the threat' and denied that their actions were prolonging the feud; residents say the rival families cannot reach a temporary truce until the two men are buriedShare 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 formatSubscribeNir Hasson11:08 AM • August 28 2026 IDTPolice have yet to release the bodies of two Palestinians from East Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood who were fatally shot by officers last weekend, despite the fact that they were killed during a criminal feud between families rather than in a nationalist-motivated incident.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Arab IsraelisIsrael policeEast JerusalemIsrael crimeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankIDF VideoGaza Militias Iran RegimeNetanyahu CampaignOfer WinterSuper El NiñoPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastPolice Accused of Fueling East Jerusalem Feud by Withholding Suspects' BodiesIsrael Election Chief Calls for Clear Guidelines on Security for Party Leaders'If Everything Goes as Planned, I'll Retire at 40. Then I'll Enjoy Life'A Far-right Former IDF General Endorsed Netanyahu. It Could Trap Him InsteadTrump Claims a Major Strait of Hormuz Victory Over Iran but Is It Sustainable?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Being Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaIsraeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old City