Israeli troops murder 16yo for objecting to settlers stealing his dad’s sheep
Occupation soldiers have murdered 16-year-old Palestinian Yusuf Kaabneh in the [occupied](https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2026/05/12/west-bank-sanctions/) West Bank for trying to stop extremist settlers stealing his father’s sheep. The boy was murdered near Sinjil, by IOF troops protecting the settlers as they stole the family’s livelihood.
150+ attacks a month in West Bank
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Settlers committed [at least 1,800 attacks during 2025](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c202wp2rl09o#%3A%7E%3Atext=There+are+periods+of+near%2Ccommunities+across+the+West+Bank.), attacking Palestinian dwellings, crops and water sources and stealing livestock, as well as attacking people. The occupation has murdered more than one child a week since the beginning of 2025 and wounded over 850 others:
> Israeli settlers reportedly stole this man’s sheep. When his 16-year-old son confronted them, an Israeli soldier shot the boy dead. [pic.twitter.com/3yoNU8iXbU](https://t.co/3yoNU8iXbU)
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> — AJ+ (@ajplus) [May 14, 2026](https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/2054717138225754372)
Israeli troops, courts and the whole apartheid state system protect the perpetrators, who act with impunity and inhumanity.
Israel is a terror state and we must not turn our eyes or condemnation away from its crimes.
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By [Skwawkbox](https://www.thecanary.co/author/skwawkbox/)
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Occupation soldiers have murdered 16-year-old Palestinian Yusuf Kaabneh in the [occupied](https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2026/05/12/west-bank-sanctions/) West Bank for trying to stop extremist settlers stealing his father’s sheep. The boy was murdered near Sinjil, by IOF troops protecting the settlers as they stole the family’s livelihood.
150+ attacks a month in West Bank
---------------------------------
Settlers committed [at least 1,800 attacks during 2025](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c202wp2rl09o#%3A%7E%3Atext=There+are+periods+of+near%2Ccommunities+across+the+West+Bank.), attacking Palestinian dwellings, crops and water sources and stealing livestock, as well as attacking people. The occupation has murdered more than one child a week since the beginning of 2025 and wounded over 850 others:
> Israeli settlers reportedly stole this man’s sheep. When his 16-year-old son confronted them, an Israeli soldier shot the boy dead. [pic.twitter.com/3yoNU8iXbU](https://t.co/3yoNU8iXbU)
>
> — AJ+ (@ajplus) [May 14, 2026](https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/2054717138225754372)
Israeli troops, courts and the whole apartheid state system protect the perpetrators, who act with impunity and inhumanity.
Israel is a terror state and we must not turn our eyes or condemnation away from its crimes.
*Featured image via the Canary*
By [Skwawkbox](https://www.thecanary.co/author/skwawkbox/)
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