Israeli Border Police officers fired at two Palestinian illegal residents attempting to cross the separation fence near Al-Ram north of Jerusalem on February 23, 2026, around 8 PM UTC, wounding both who fell from the wall; local Palestinians then removed ladders used for daily illegal crossings, according to security officials cited by Kan News via Itay Blumental on X within the reporting window from 6:46 PM to 8:45 PM UTC. The unusual incident occurred in the Jerusalem envelope, where part of the Palestinian village lies in Israeli territory and part in Palestinian Authority territory. Dozens of Palestinians use ladders daily to cross the fence illegally into and out of Israel, as confirmed to Kan News by security officials at the scene, reported by Itay Blumental on X. Security authorities have not sufficiently addressed the ongoing infiltration phenomenon for years, with terrorists having entered Israeli territory from this area in the past, according to the Kan News report. The ladder removal by Palestinians followed the shooting this evening.
