‘We killed dogs’: Israeli troops kill two children, parents in West Bank

Each person shot in the head in the village of Tammun, while two other children of the deceased couple sustain injuries.Published On 15 Mar 2026Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian couple and two of their children as they drove in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health authorities, with the Israeli Military saying the incident is under review.Khaled-bani-odeh" class="entity-link entity-person" data-entity-id="44641" data-entity-type="person">Ali Khaled Bani Odeh, 37, his 35-year-old wife Waad, and two of their children – Mohammad and Othman, aged five and seven, respectively – were shot in the head in the village of Tammun on Sunday. Two of their other children were wounded by shrapnel, according to Palestinian health authorities.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israeli settlers shoot Palestinians in West Bank villages, steal livestocklist 2 of 4The Palestinians forced to demolish their own homes by Israellist 3 of 4What’s happened in Gaza and the West Bank since the start of the Iran war?list 4 of 4Sandstorm hits Gaza, impacting displaced Palestiniansend of listSpeaking to the Reuters news agency at the hospital, Khaled, 12, one of the two surviving boys, said he heard his mother crying, his father praying, but no voice of any of his other brothers before silence prevailed after shots sprayed the car.“We came under direct fire; we didn’t know the source. Everyone in the car was ⁠martyred, except my brother Mustafa and me,” the boy said.He said soldiers, who ⁠pulled him out of the vehicle before beating him, shouted: “We killed dogs.”A mourner carries the body of one of the children killed in the attack [Mohammed Torokman/Reuters]The Israeli Military said in a statement that its forces were part of an operation in Tammun to arrest Palestinians wanted for involvement in “terrorist” activity against them.“During the operation, a vehicle accelerated toward the forces, who perceived an immediate threat to their safety and responded with gunfire. As a result, four Palestinians who were in the vehicle were killed,” the military said, adding that the circumstances of the incident are under review.