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

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffMarch 15, 2026 at 01:11 PM
‘We killed dogs’: Israeli troops kill two children, parents in West Bank

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On March 15, 2026, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian couple and two of their children in the village of Tammun in the occupied West Bank. Ali Khaled Bani Odeh, his wife Waad, and their two sons, Mohammad and Othman, were shot in the head while driving. Two other children in the vehicle sustained injuries. According to a surviving child, soldiers shouted "We killed dogs" after the shooting. The Israeli military stated that the forces were conducting an operation to arrest Palestinians involved in "terrorist" activity and that the vehicle accelerated towards them, posing an immediate threat. The military added that the incident is under review.

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