Summary execution of Ahmed Ashqa (18) in Kabul (Palestine 48)

Ahmed Ashqa (18) was a Palestinian citizen from Kabul—an Arab town in the Galilee inside what Palestinians often call “Palestine 48” (i.e., present-day Israel)—who was killed during an incident involving Israel Police.

Mainstream / Israeli media coverage:

Israeli press reported that Israeli police shot and killed an 18-year-old Arab Israeli man in Kabul during a police operation, stating that officers opened fire after alleging he attempted to ram them with a vehicle. In a statement, Israel Border Police said an officer had fired at “a suspicious motorcyclist who did not heed officers’ calls to stop.”

After Border Police fatally shot the 18-year-old Arab motorcyclist during a chase, an officer threw a stun grenade toward a crowd gathered near the victim’s body.

Medical teams transported the injured youth to the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, where he later succumbed to his wounds. Local sources identified the victim as Ahmad Mohammad Ashqar, 18.

Following the incident, clashes broke out between local youths and Israeli police forces, during which several arrests were reported.

Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, praised the officer who shot Ashkar, writing on X: “Those who endanger the lives of our police officers must be neutralized. I bless the fighter who took action; he has full backing from me.”