Israeli settlers kill two in West Bank

NABLUS: Israeli settlers killed two brothers in an attack on the occupied West Bank village of Qaryut on Monday that also left three people injured, the Ramallah-based health ministry and Palestinian Red Crescent said.

“Two citizens from Qaryut, south of Nablus, were killed by settler gunfire,” the health ministry said in a statement, identifying the two as Mohammed and Faheem Muammar.

A source at the health ministry confirmed that the two men, shot in the head and pelvis respectively, were brothers.

The Palestinian Red Crescent, whose teams responded to the incident, reported at least three other people injured, all by gunfire. One of the injured was a 15-year-old child shot in the shoulder.

Israel’s military said it was “looking into” the reports.

A journalist at the nearby Rafidia hospital in the Palestinian city of Nablus reported seeing the bodies of the two dead men, as well as five people brought in with injuries from the incident.

Violence in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, has soared since the Hamas raid on Israel in October 2023. It has continued despite the ceasefire.

Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 1,040 Palestinians, but also scores of civilians, in the West Bank since the start of the Gaza war, according to a tally based on Palestinian health ministry figures.

At least 44 Israelis, including both soldiers and civilians, have been killed in Palestinian attacks or Israeli military operations, according to official Israeli figures.

Gaza fuel running short

Gaza is rapidly running out of its limited fuel supply and stocks of food staples may become tight, officials say, after Israel blocked the entry of fuel and goods into the war-shattered territory, citing fighting with Iran.

Israel’s military closed all Gaza border crossings on Saturday after announcing air strikes on Iran carried out jointly with the United States. Israeli authorities say the crossings cannot be operated safely during war and have not said how long they would be shut.

Gaza is wholly dependent on fuel brought in by trucks from Israel and Egypt and a lack of fresh supplies would put hospital operations at risk and threaten water and sanitation services, local officials say. Most Palestinians in Gaza are internally displaced.

“I expect we have maybe a couple of days’ running time,” said United Nations official Karuna Herrmann, who directs fuel distribution in Gaza. Amjad Al-Shawa, a Palestinian aid leader in Gaza, who works with the UN and NGOs, estimated fuel supplies could last three or four days, while stocks of vegetables, flour, and other essentials could also soon run out if the crossings remain shut.

Israel’s COGAT military agency, which controls access to Gaza, said that enough food had been delivered to the territory since the start of an October truce to provide for the population.

“(The) existing stock is expected to suffice for an extended period,” COGAT said, without elaborating. It declined to comment on potential fuel shortages.

Published in Dawn, March 3rd, 2026

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