The four Palestinian casualties of the attack near Havat Gilad have been identified as members of the same family, according to reports. They were apparently killed by IDF fire during the incident.
The identities of the four Palestinians killed in the attack near Havat Gilad have been released, according to reports. The four are all members of the same family: two brothers and their cousins, all grandchildren of the same grandfather. They were reportedly killed by IDF fire during the incident. The names are Farouk Adnan Ali Ramchan, Ibrahim Hussein Ali Ramchan, Jawad Hussein Ali Ramchan, and Imran Ahmed Ali Ramchan.
The attack began at around 08:25 Jerusalem on Friday morning, when a group of Palestinian rioters attacked Israeli hikers near the village of Kfar Tel and snatched a security officer's weapon. The security coordinator was shot in the shoulder, and an Israeli hiker was wounded. The IDF imposed a cordon on Shechem and Kfar Tel. The Palestinian Health Ministry initially reported four killed and four wounded, later updating the wounded count to three, and said the casualties were likely the eliminated terrorists. At 09:25 Jerusalem, Magen David Adom confirmed the death of one Israeli victim at the scene. The release of the Palestinian casualties' identities now provides further details, though the circumstances of their deaths remain under investigation.
The Zioneer has previously reported on incidents in the West Bank involving family casualties, including the killing of a brother of a senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza in July 2026, and an airstrike that killed six family members targeting a Hamas operative. These events highlight the frequency of civilian casualties in conflict zones.
It remains unclear whether the four Palestinians were armed participants in the attack or were caught in the crossfire. No official Israeli statement has confirmed that they were the eliminated terrorists, as claimed by the Palestinian Health Ministry. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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