Israel–Palestine–Lebanon
Ras Karkar, west of Ramallah: Israeli forces wound two Palestinians in the head with rubber-coated bullets at village gate, WAFA says
- Location
- Ras Karkar, west of Ramallah (village-level; gate position not given)
- Actors
- Israel · Palestine
- Importance
- Standard
WAFA reported, citing local sources, that Israeli forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets at two Palestinians on the night of 13 October 2026 as they tried to cross the iron gate separating Ras Karkar's lands from the neighbouring village of Kharbatha Bani Harith, west of Ramallah, hitting both in the head; they were taken to Ramallah for treatment. The sources said Israeli forces have long kept the road between the two villages closed with the gate.
- Injuries: Best 2 · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: Two Palestinians injured by Israeli forces' rubber-coated metal bullets west of Ramallah · Two injured in the head per WAFA.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: Two Palestinians injured by Israeli forces' rubber-coated metal bullets west of Ramallah
Single WAFA report citing local sources; no Israeli military statement read.
- Two Palestinians injured by Israeli forces' rubber-coated metal bullets west of RamallahWAFA · news report · supports · Published 13 Oct 2026, 21:10 UTC · Retrieved 13 Oct 2026, 22:48 UTC
Classification
Military · Armed attack · Atomic
Tags: ramallah · ras_karkar · rubber_coated_bullets · west_bank
Participants
- Israel · Initiator · Evidence: Two Palestinians injured by Israeli forces' rubber-coated metal bullets west of Ramallah · Israeli forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets per WAFA.
- Palestine · Target · Evidence: Two Palestinians injured by Israeli forces' rubber-coated metal bullets west of Ramallah · Two Palestinians injured in the head.
Location methodology
Ras Karkar, west of Ramallah (village-level; gate position not given) · within 2.5 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Two Palestinians injured by Israeli forces' rubber-coated metal bullets west of Ramallah
Claims
- Israeli forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets at two Palestinians trying to cross the iron gate between Ras Karkar and Kharbatha Bani Harith, hitting them in the head. · Attributed to WAFA citing local sources · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: Two Palestinians injured by Israeli forces' rubber-coated metal bullets west of Ramallah
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 13 Oct 2026, 22:49 UTC · Current revision 13 Oct 2026, 22:49 UTC · Change: Initial