On September 5, 2025, a Palestinian citizen was martyred after the Israeli soldiers opened fire on him at the Al-Murabba checkpoint (south of Nablus) In the West Bank Occupied.

The soldiers stopped one of the vehicles, took the driver out and shot him. The scene was filmed by drivers in the queue.

Israeli media and IDF spin:

Israeli Channel 14 said that a Palestinian endangered soldiers when he was driving a speeding vehicle and threw a suspicious object at them, which prompted them to shoot him, according to the channel.

In a statement, the occupation army claimed that Shahada hurled a “suspicious object” at its soldiers, prompting them to heavily open fire at him, killing him. The statement added that Shahada* “did not comply with the orders of the forces, who began implementing procedures to arrest a suspect, which included opening fire to remove the threat, resulting in his death.”*

Other testimonies

Amid Ahmed, the director of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) emergency and ambulance center in Nablus, reported that its ambulance crews responded to the scene, while Israeli soldiers prevented them from reaching the injured man.

Quds Press reported that Israeli soldiers shot Shahada with live ammunition and proceeded to confiscate his body, denying him medical treatment.

According to whitnessess, the alleged ‘dangerous object’ was in fact an air freshener spray that the man had in his hand. The body of Ahmed Shehadeh was returned to his family, and the funeral took place in the evening.

No prosecution or investigation has been announced by Isreali army or authorities, and the defamation of the victim has not been corrected.

The martyr name:

• Ahmed Abdel Fattah Shehadeh (57 years old) from the town of Urif in Nablus Governorate