Boy, 14, shot dead by Israeli settlers in West Bank amid escalation in violence

May 2, 2026, 7:00 AM EDTBy Molly HunterAL-MUGHAYYIR, OCCUPIED WEST BANK – A boy’s blood still stained the sidewalk in front of his school, days after an Israeli settler shot him dead.Aws al-Nasaan, 14, was gunned down in broad daylight last week in the small Palestinian village of Al-Mughayyir, in the occupied West Bank. His death comes amid a dramatic escalation in settler violence, alongside a push to expand Israel's control over the West Bank through new laws, settlement expansions and security crackdowns limiting Palestinians' freedom. According to data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Israeli settlers and forces have killed at least 42 Palestinians so far this year. The attack, caught on video from multiple angles, took place just after noon on Tuesday, April 21. Video obtained by NBC News shows a bearded man in an Israeli military uniform firing down the hill toward the school. He crouches to get a better angle and keeps shooting. Video shot from the road to the east side of the school shows bullets hitting the wall. In one of the videos, al-Nasaan’s body can be seen on the ground as his friends shout for help. Aws al-Nasaan