Israeli settlers paralyse Palestinian nurse in West Bank shooting

Israeli settlers paralyse Palestinian nurse in West Bank shooting Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Mon, 08/17/2026 - 12:42 Muhammad Mutoor suffers a spinal cord injury in an attack near Hebron as settler violence escalates across the occupied Palestinian territory Armed Israeli settlers stand next to soldiers during an attack on Palestinians and international activists in Hebron on 14 August 2026 (Mamoun Wazwaz/IMAGO/APAimages via Reuters) Off Israeli settlers shot and partially paralysed a Palestinian nurse in a town near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Saturday. Muhammad Mutoor, 26, suffered gunshot wounds that severed his spinal cord during a settler attack on Sa'ir, a town northeast of Hebron. Another Palestinian man was also shot in the shoulder with live ammunition.