Israel–Palestine–Lebanon

Israeli forces kill Abdulkarim Suleiman (28) during a dawn house siege in Aqraba south of Nablus

ATTACK
Location
Aqraba town, south of Nablus, occupied West Bank (Al-Dayriya area; exact house unpublished)
Actors
Israel
Importance
Standard

At dawn on 8 September 2026, Israeli forces raided Aqraba (also rendered Aqaba in some WAFA English copy) south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, surrounded a house in the Al-Dayriya area, removed relatives, and fired on the building with Energa-type munitions and a bulldozer, Aqraba Mayor Salah Abu Shahada told Anadolu Agency. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Abdulkarim Suleiman, 28, was shot and killed; WAFA security sources identified him as Abdul Karim Mohammad Salem Khader, 29. Israeli forces withheld the body after withdrawing, the mayor and WAFA said. This create catches a soft miss from the 09:28 Madrid barrido after WAFA (~06:04Z) and Anadolu wire corroboration.

Why it matters

A named fatal Israeli raid/siege in Aqraba with MoH naming via Anadolu and WAFA place detail is absent from the live West Bank catalog.

  • Fatalities: Best 1 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in West Bank raid, Young Palestinian man killed by Israeli forces south of Nablus · MoH via AA: Abdulkarim Suleiman (28) killed; WAFA alternate naming Khader (29).

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in West Bank raid, Young Palestinian man killed by Israeli forces south of Nablus, Young man martyred by occupation forces in Aqraba south of Nablus and his body detained

Palestinian MoH via Anadolu named Abdulkarim Suleiman (28) killed by Israeli forces in Aqraba; WAFA security sources gave Abdul Karim Mohammad Salem Khader (29) with body withheld. Mayor Salah Abu Shahada described Al-Dayriya dawn siege, family removal, shelling that collapsed parts of the house, then body withheld. Exact house coordinates unpublished; town-level point. Name/age variants across MoH and WAFA security sourcing.