The execution of Khaled et Nidal ‘Amirah in Nablus

On June 10, 2025, Israeli army soldiers shot and killed two Palestinian men, Khaled and Nidal ‘Amirah, in the city of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. Based on exclusive footage from the scene, an investigation conducted by B’Tselem and INDEX shows the two men were shot while posing no danger.

On June 10, 2025, during a large-scale raid in the Old City of Nablus, Israeli armed forces killed two Palestinians: the brothers Nidal and Khaled ‘Amirah.

Following the incident, the Israeli army claimed in a statement that the men were “terrorists” who had tried to grab a soldier’s weapon and injured four others. The soldiers allegedly responded by firing at the two men, killing both of them.

However, video analysis and collected testimonies contradict this version of events. A joint investigation conducted by B’Tselem and Index reveals that the ‘Amirah brothers at no point posed a danger to the soldiers involved. Nevertheless, Khaled was executed at point-blank range while being held down on the ground by several armed soldiers, while his brother Nidal was shot and killed by a bullet to the back. The soldiers also prevented nearby paramedics from providing assistance.

The bodies of Nidal and Khaled ‘Amirah are still being held by the Israeli armed forces.

In Nablus, as in Jenin—where soldiers were filmed last month executing two Palestinians who had surrendered—these images reveal a “shoot-to-kill” policy, which allows the Israeli army to use lethal force against Palestinians without any restraint. Since October 2023, Israel has killed over 1,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

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