Is Israel about to split the occupied West Bank in half?

Israeli forces killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy during a military operation in the northern West Bank. The child, identified as Islam Ahmad Ajjouri, was shot in the chest as Israeli forces conducted a raid on the Askar refugee camp, located east of Nablus, on Sunday, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society had reported earlier that the teen was in critical condition and being transported for medical care, but he later died from his injuries.

In a separate operation, Israeli forces raided the village of Al-Auja, situated north of Jericho, following an Israeli man being wounded in a stabbing attack near the village. Hani Najoum, the head of the Al-Auja village council, stated that the Israeli forces entered the village, closed it off, trapped residents inside, and compelled shops to remain shut. During the raid, soldiers searched multiple homes and collected surveillance footage from private properties and businesses, as reported by the Wafa news agency.