'My mother cried out one last time': Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car

3/16/2026, 5:57:45 PM en source ↗
Middle East Conflict

Summary

Khaled Bani Odeh, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, recounts how Israeli forces shot and killed his parents and two brothers as they were driving home from a shopping trip in the occupied West Bank. Khaled survived the attack, which left him as the sole survivor of his immediate family. The incident has drawn renewed attention to the deadly toll of Israeli military operations on Palestinian civilians in the West Bank.

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Khaled Bani Odeh's parents and two brothers were shot dead as they drove home from a shopping trip in the occupied West Bank.

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