Four members of a Palestinian family killed after Israeli forces fired on their car in Tammun, West Bank
The Facts
- Four members of one Palestinian family were killed by gunfire after Israeli forces fired on their vehicle in Tammun in the northern occupied West Bank.
- Palestinian authorities identified the dead as a couple and two of their children.
- The Palestinian Red Crescent said it recovered the bodies of two adults and two children from the vehicle that was fired on in Tammun.
- Israel’s military said it was examining/investigating the reported incident.
- Reports described a recent increase in deadly violence in the occupied West Bank in recent days.
Context
Who were the victims reported killed in the Tammun shooting?
Palestinian health authorities reported that the victims were two parents and two of their children from the same family; some outlets identified them as members of the Odeh family. Le Monde U.S. News & World R… RTBF
What have Israeli authorities said about the incident?
Israel’s military said it was examining the information about the shooting; in a separate report, Israeli military and police were cited as issuing a joint statement about the use of force during an operation. Ouest France U.S. News & World R…
Where did the incident take place?
The shooting was reported in the village of Tammun (also spelled Tammoun) in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Ouest France Le Monde U.S. News & World R…
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