Palestinian presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh condemned the decision, calling it a ‘dangerous escalation’.

<article data-history-node-id="423147" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-sleeping-his-home-west-bank" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-sleeping-his-home-west-bank" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli forces kill Palestinian sleeping in his home in West Bank </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a>&nbsp;forces shot dead a 20-year-old&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian</a>&nbsp;man while he slept in his home in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.</p> <p>Jassem al-Sadda was killed in the village of Jit, east of Qalqilya, according to medical workers who confirmed his death.</p> <p>His family said soldiers opened fire on him without warning and prevented ambulance crews from reaching him.</p> <p>A wave of grief and shock swept through the village as hundreds gathered at the family home to witness the aftermath of the raid, including the bloodstains that covered the floor of Sadda’s room.</p> <p>His mother, Haifa al-Sadda, told Middle East Eye that at around 1am, dozens of soldiers stormed the house without knocking. They immediately broke down the door and entered.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/west-bank-israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-while-sleeping-his-home">Israeli forces kill Palestinian sleeping in his home in West Bank&nbsp;</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Israeli forces shot and killed Jassem al-Sadda, 20, with four bullets (X)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="57c05b1b-2c93-4685-a1cc-81472b816d20" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/west-bank-jassem-sadda-x.jpeg" width="1400" height="932" alt="Israeli forces shot and killed Jassem al-Sadda, 20, with four bullets (X)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Israeli forces shot and killed Jassem al-Sadda, 20, with four bullets (X)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="423137" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-rises-again" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-rises-again" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza death toll rises again</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least 20 people have been killed in Gaza since dawn,&nbsp;Al Jazeera reports, citing medical sources.</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="A Palestinian mourner carries the body of the stillborn baby of Palestinian woman Seham Al-Arabeed, who was killed in an a Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City, May 28, 2025." data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="a4c1c65d-ec1a-48f3-bbdf-2033c7b30738" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/2025-05-28T092658Z_435982742_RC2UQEAK40M2_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-min.JPG" width="5500" height="3686" alt="A Palestinian mourner carries the body of the stillborn baby of Palestinian woman Seham Al-Arabeed, who was killed in an a Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City, May 28, 2025." typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>A Palestinian mourner carries the body of the stillborn baby of Palestinian woman Seham Al-Arabeed, who was killed in an a Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City, 28 May, 2025. (Reuters)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

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