The killing of 14-year-old Benjamin Achimeir in the West Bank triggered Israeli settler violence against Palestinian villages and was ruled a terrorist attack by Israeli authorities.
Key Facts
- Victim's age
- 14 years old
- Date missing
- 12 April 2024
- Body found
- 13 April 2024, located by drone
- Cause of death
- Blunt trauma and stab wounds
- Classification
- Terrorist attack by Israeli authorities
- Search duration
- Approximately 24 hours
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
On 12 April 2024, Benjamin Achimeir, a 14-year-old Israeli, left a farm near the outpost of Malachei HaShalom in the West Bank to go shepherding. He was reported missing shortly after, prompting a large-scale search by Israeli authorities that lasted approximately 24 hours.
Achimeir's body was discovered the following day by a drone near the area where he had gone missing. Israeli authorities determined he had suffered blunt trauma and stab wounds, ruling his death a terrorist attack attributed to one or more Palestinian perpetrators.
His disappearance and subsequent death sparked violent rampages by Israeli settlers against Palestinian villages in the West Bank, with the violence escalating further after his body was found and the killing was officially classified as a terrorist attack.