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The Palestinian Health Ministry reported the killing, the Israeli army opened an investigation and arrested a suspect in a related stabbing, and a four‑year‑old child was killed in Gaza by an Israeli strike.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-08-24T00:25:18.888Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-23T18:47:11.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-24T01:30:29.752Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":64,"critic":95,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 64: corroborated by eight independent outlets and attribution to the Palestinian Health Ministry.","critic":"Critic 95: provides context, quotes officials, separates facts, gives specifics and next steps.","hype":"Hype 15: language measured, no clickbait or exaggerated claims."}},"tags":["#WestBank","#Gaza","#PalestinianCasualties","#IsraeliMilitary","#MiddleEastConflict"],"entities":["Islam Ahmad Maher Ajouri","Palestinian Health Ministry","Israeli army","al‑Awja"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["14‑year‑old Islam Ahmad Maher Ajouri was shot dead by Israeli gunfire in the Askar refugee camp near Nablus on 23 August 2026.","The Palestinian Health Ministry announced his death.","The Israeli army said it was investigating the shooting and arrested a suspect in a stabbing attack in al‑Awja.","A four‑year‑old Palestinian child was killed in Gaza during an Israeli strike near a humanitarian aid warehouse on the same day."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"On 23 August 2026 Israeli forces carried out a raid in the Askar refugee camp east of Nablus in the West Bank. During the operation 14‑year‑old Islam Ahmad Maher Ajouri was hit by gunfire and died. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the teenager’s death."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Israeli army announced that it was opening an internal investigation into the shooting and said it had arrested a suspect linked to a stabbing attack on a 24‑year‑old Israeli civilian in the village of al‑Awja, also in the West Bank."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In Gaza, an Israeli strike hit a site close to a humanitarian aid warehouse in the Maghazi area, killing a four‑year‑old Palestinian child. The Gaza incident was reported alongside the West Bank raid."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Israeli army comment about the teen's death"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"ANSA reported that the Israeli army had not provided any comment on the teenager’s killing. 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