Israeli forces shot and killed Nour al-Din Kamal Hassan Fayyad, 34, during a targeted operation in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on May 16, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed [1, 2]. The Israeli military said troops fired after Fayyad attempted to enter the Jenin camp area, which is under military operation and closed to entry [1]. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported he was shot in the thigh and transported to a hospital but was dead on arrival [2].
Since January 21, 2025, 65 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli offensives targeting Jenin city and its refugee camp [2]. More broadly, since October 2023, at least 1,162 Palestinians have died amid Israel’s escalation in the West Bank, with around 12,245 injured and nearly 23,000 arrested [2]. Israeli operations focusing on Jenin and Tulkarem refugee camps have displaced some 40,000 Palestinians since January of last year [1].
Alongside the Jenin raid, Israeli forces conducted multiple operations in other West Bank areas on May 16. Raids occurred in Tubas, Qalqilya, Tammun, Zaatara, Deir Jarir, and several villages near Bethlehem and Ramallah [1]. During the same day, Israeli settlers set fire to an agricultural room and scrawled racist slogans in the town of Turmus Aya, northeast of Ramallah [1].
Masked individuals also attacked a mosque and set vehicles ablaze in the village of Jibiya, leaving Hebrew graffiti at the scene. Ramiz Alakbarov, UN deputy special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, condemned the attacks on religious sites and civilian property as "unacceptable and undermine stability, human dignity, and freedom of worship" [1].
In addition, Israeli soldiers arrested and beat several Palestinians in the Shu’fat refugee camp, Zawata village, and Sinjil town [1].
The killing of Fayyad and the broader military and settler actions come amid a sharp upsurge in violence in the West Bank. Israeli forces continue to maintain closed military zones around refugee camps like Jenin to restrict movement and target suspected militants.
No further specific operations or arrests from May 16 have been announced yet. Monitoring groups and Palestinian authorities continue to document casualties and displacement in the region [1, 2].
