Killing of Benjamin Achimeir and subsequent Israeli settler attacks
On 12 April 2024, 14-year-old Benjamin Achimeir (Hebrew: בנימין אחימאיר, romanized: Binyamin Achimair) was declared missing after he left a farm near the Israeli outpost of Malachei HaShalom to go shepherding in the West Bank, sparking a 24-hour search by Israeli authorities. The following day, his body was found by a drone near the area he went missing. His death was attributed to blunt trauma, but his body also had stab wounds. Israeli authorities ruled the killing as a terrorist attack, attributing it to "one or more Palestinian terrorists". His disappearance sparked Israeli settler attacks that escalated after his body was found. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has been accused of allowing these attacks to take place and actively participating in them.
| Killing of Benjamin Achimeir | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |
Location of Malachei HaShalom | |
| Location | Malachei HaShalom, Israeli-occupied West Bank |
| Coordinates | 32°01′36″N 35°22′02″E |
| Date | 12 April 2024 c. 6:30 am (UTC+3) |
Attack type | Stabbing, blunt trauma |
| Victim | Benjamin Achimeir |
| Perpetrator | Unknown |