Khaled, 11, and his brother Mustafa, 8, lost their parents and two brothers when Israeli Border Police shot them to death during a Ramadan evening outing. First-hand testimony from one of the two survivors of the Bani Odeh family
Khaled near the site where his family was killed this week. He was taken to a police jeep and was beaten. Credit: Alex Levac
Khaled, 11, and his brother Mustafa, 8, lost their parents and two brothers when Israeli Border Police shot them to death during a Ramadan evening outing. First-hand testimony from one of the two survivors of the Bani Odeh family
11:33 PM • March 20 2026 IST
We're standing on a street corner. From here the family's Kia proceeded down the street and turned left, toward their home. And here, behind the wall next to the small but now-shuttered Nablus Restaurant – hummus, falafel and ful – Border Police officers hid before emerging to fire a lethal volley at the car.
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