Two Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed during an attack involving Israeli settlers and soldiers in the village of al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials. The village mayor said settlers accompanied by soldiers opened fire near a school, leading to the deaths. Israel's military said troops were deployed after reports of stones being thrown at an Israeli vehicle and that a reservist fired at suspects before soldiers moved to disperse the confrontation. The incident is under review.

Video footage circulating online appears to show gunfire near the school, with scenes of panic as medics and parents rushed to reach those wounded. Palestinian officials blamed settler gunfire, while the Palestinian foreign ministry condemned what it described as a coordinated attack involving settlers and the Israeli army.

The violence comes amid what the United Nations has described as a surge in settler attacks across the West Bank. According to the organization, at least 10 Palestinians had been killed and hundreds injured by settlers since the start of 2026, with thousands displaced due to violence and access restrictions. Human rights groups have accused the Israeli military of failing to prevent extremist settler violence.

Israel has built around 160 settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 1967, housing approximately 700,000 Jewish residents alongside an estimated 3.3 million Palestinians. The settlements are considered illegal under international law.