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<article data-history-node-id="431174" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-west-bank-raids-leave-palestinian-boy-and-grandmother-dead" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-west-bank-raids-leave-palestinian-boy-and-grandmother-dead" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli West Bank raids leave Palestinian boy and grandmother dead</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank resulted in the deaths of a Palestinian boy and an elderly woman in two separate assaults on Thursday.</p> <p>Troops stormed a house in al-Mazraa al-Gharbiya, northwest of Ramallah, assaulting a family.</p> <p>During the raid, Haniyeh Hanoun, 80, died from shock, according to Al-Araby TV. Her grandson was arrested in the same operation.</p> <p>Local media reported that Hanoun had been suffering from chronic health conditions prior to the raid.</p> <p>Images circulating from the scene show furniture overturned, with clothes and other belongings scattered across the floor. Another video clip shows an ambulance rushing towards the house.</p> <p>According to local reports, Israeli raid-and-arrests assaults were reported across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, particularly in Ramallah, Jenin and Tulkarm.</p> <p>In a separate incident, during a raid in the town of al-Yamoun, west of Jenin, Israeli soldiers shot dead a 15-year-old Palestinian boy, Murad Fawzi Abu Seifen.</p> <h3>Read more: <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-storming-80-year-old-womans-house-leads-her-death">Israeli West Bank raids leave Palestinian boy and grandmother dead</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Israeli troops stormed the home of 80-year-old Palestinian woman Haniyeh Hanoun early on Thursday, assaulting family members and arresting her grandson (X)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d97207e4-51da-45e5-b19a-7c6aea18df66" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/80-year-old-palestinian-woman-killed-ramallah-israeli-forces-november-2025-x.png" width="1890" height="1063" alt="Israeli troops stormed the home of 80-year-old Palestinian woman Haniyeh Hanoun early on Thursday, assaulting family members and arresting her grandson (X)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Israeli troops stormed the home of 80-year-old Palestinian woman Haniyeh Hanoun early on Thursday, assaulting family members and arresting her grandson (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>

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