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Mohammad Osama Abu Jom’a

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 contact@ifamericansknew.org

September 22, 2022: Mohammad Osama Abu Jom’a, 23, was killed by Israeli soldiers in Modi’in Illit illegal colony built on stolen Palestinian lands west of Ramallah, in the central part of the occupied West Bank.

Israeli sources claimed that the Palestinian mildly injured eight Israeli colonizers after he allegedly “lunged at a car, tried to open its doors and attacked the Israelis with a knife and pepper spray.”

They alleged that two Israelis were stabbed and suffered light wounds, and six were maced with pepper spray before an off-duty police officer who happened to be in the area fatally shot the Palestinian.

Israeli medical sources said the injured Israelis were all treated by medics at the scene due to their mild wounds.

Israel Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai arrived at the scene and met Senior Staff Sergeant “Major D.” a Border Police officer who killed the Palestinian and saluted him

“Major D.” claimed that “he was in his car with his wife when the Palestinian opened the door and “tried to stab them,” he also presented his version of the “sequence of events” that led to him fatally shooting Mohammad.

The officer claimed that, after the Palestinian tried to open the car’s door to stab his wife, he stepped on the gas and sped away to a distance of about 20 meters before getting out of the vehicle and heading to Mohammad.

The officer also claimed that he only drew his weapon and fired several shots when he saw that Mohammad continued to run in his direction before he fired more rounds at him.

The Border Police commissioner, Amir Cohen also “thanked the officer” for his “professionalism and for saving lives….”

The family of the slain Palestinian denied the Israeli allegations and said that Mohammad and one of his relatives worked at the colony and added that an argument broke out between Mohammad and his employer before a colonizer used pepper spray, leading to a scuffle and the subsequent fatal shooting.

They added that no knife or sharp objects were involved, and that Mohammad’s life could have been spared if the off-duty officer in plain clothes did not elect to use his firearm and used other means to defuse the situation.

Mohammad was from the at-Tour town in occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Odai Trad Hisham Salah

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 contact@ifamericansknew.org

September 15, 2022: Odai Trad Hisham Salah, 17, was killed by Israeli soldiers in Kafr Dan village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

Several Israeli military vehicles invaded Kafr Dan, leading to protests before the soldiers killed a teenage boy and injured three Palestinians, one seriously.

Sources at the Khalil Suleiman governmental hospital in Jenin said the soldiers shot Odai with an expanding bullet in the head, killing him instantly.

They added that soldiers also shot three Palestinian, including Ahmad Rashad, who suffered life-threatening wounds after the soldiers shot him in the back, and another who was moderately injured.

The soldiers attacked Palestinian journalists and threatened to shoot Palestine TV crew trying to enter the town to report on the ongoing invasion.

The soldiers also stormed many homes in the town and deployed their sharpshooters on their rooftops.

Dozens of Palestinians protested the invasion in several parts of the town, and hurled stones at the soldiers who fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades at the Palestinians and surrounding homes.

Palestine TV has reported that the Israeli attack and the intensity of the gas bombs and concussion grenades caused a fire in one home.

The town’s invasion lasted for at least four hours; the soldiers also closed and isolated the entire town and turned it into a closed military zone.

The invasion of Kafr Dan was carried out by a large military force before the soldiers stormed and ransacked the homes of Ahmad Ayman Ibrahim ‘Aabed, 23, and Abdul-Rahman Hani Sobhi ‘Aabed, 22, who were killed, Wednesday September 14, after exchanging fire with Israeli soldiers near Jenin, killing a commander of the Nahal Reconnaissance Battalion Maj. Bar Pelach, 30.

Eyewitnesses said the soldiers interrogated the families for several hours while ransacking their homes and abducted Amer Taha ‘Aabed, the cousin of Ahmad.

Israeli Combat Engineering Corps took measurements of the homes, a move that comes before the army detonates the properties in an act of illegal collective punishments.

The soldiers also invaded Kafr Ra’ey town, searched homes, and abducted Aysar Al-Atrash, a former political prisoner whom Israel imprisoned for eighteen years.

Palestinian armed resistance groups in Jenin said the struggle for liberation and independence will continue despite the serious Israeli escalation and crimes against the Palestinian people, their homes and lands, and their holy sites.

On September 8, Haitham Hani Mubarak, 16, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers near the main entrance of Beitin village, northeast of Ramallah, in the central West Bank.

On September 7, the soldiers killed Younis Ghassan Tayeh, 21, in the al-Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank.

On September 6, the soldiers killed Mohammad Mousa Saba’na, 29, and injured at least nine Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

On September 5, the soldiers invaded Jenin city and Qabatia town, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, killed a young man, Taher Mohmmad Zakarna, 19, injured another, and abducted five.

On September 2, the soldiers killed Fadi Mohammad Fayez Ghattas, 19, after an alleged stabbing attack targeting soldiers, near Beit Einoun village junction, northeast of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

On September 1, the soldiers killed Yazan Naim Affana, 24, after shooting him with live fire while the army withdrew from Um ash-Sharayet neighborhood in Al-Biereh city after the army invaded the Al-Biereh city in the Ramallah and Al-Biereh governorate, in the central part of the occupied West Bank.

On the same day, the soldiers killed Mahmoud Suleiman Khaled, 25, in front of the main entrance of Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

On September 3, Mousa Haroun Abu Mahameed, 40, a Palestinian political prisoner held by Israel, died at an Israeli medical center.

Odai was from Kafr Dan village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Source: IMEMC

Abdul-Rahman Hani ‘Aabed

September 14, 2022September 15, 2022 contact@ifamericansknew.org

September 14, 2022: Abdul-Rahman Hani ‘Aabed, 22, was killed by Israeli soldiers during an exchange of gunfire near the village of Jalama, north of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

According to Israeli sources, the Palestinian and Ahmad Ayman ‘Aabed, 23, were seen approaching the Israeli Annexation Wall near the village, and Israeli soldiers began to drive up near them.

The Israeli media claimed that the Palestinians began shooting at the soldiers, who returned fire, resulting in the deaths of the two Palestinians and one Israeli soldier.

Palestine TV said Ahmad, a graduate of the Istiqlal University, worked with the Palestinian Military Intelligence service.

Israeli sources said the slain soldier have been identified as deputy commander of the Nahal Reconnaissance Battalion Maj. Bar Pelach, 30.

The army phoned the families of the two slain Palestinians, ordering them to come to the roadblock to identify their corpses, but refused to release them to their families.

The army also closed the roadblock and said it would remain blockaded at least for three days.

Abdul-Rahman’s father said a senior army officer ordered him to head to the roadblock and detained him for about an hour before showing him mobile phone pictures of his slain son and Ahmad after they were shot dead.

The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of the Fateh party, claimed responsibility for the attack.

Palestinian factions in Jenin declared a general strike to mourn the slain Palestinians.

Amjad Abu Farha, the head of Al-Jalama Village Council, said several army jeeps and bulldozers invaded the village and demolished a cement wall where the two young men were killed. The demolished wall is on land owned by Morad Saleh Abu Farha.

A spokesperson for the Hamas party, Hazem Qasem, reportedly said, “As of today, the heroes of Jenin ignore all the empty threats of the occupation against the cities of the West Bank and do not pay attention to the Israeli attempts to intimidate the resistance.

“The martyrs of Jenin this morning are fueling another revolution and escalation of the struggle against the occupation and their blood is the tax of triumph and liberation. This revolution will continue to escalate across all West Bank cities in defense of the al-Aqsa Mosque, in response to the occupation’s crimes, and on the path to liberation of the land, the people, and the martyrs.”

Following the fatal shooting, the Israeli cabinet convened a special session to discuss the “increasing number of Palestinian attacks'” this month.

The killing of the two young brings the number of slain Palestinians, killed by the Israeli occupation army this month to ten, in addition to one a political prisoner who died at an Israeli medical center.

On September 11, a young Palestinian man, Hamad Mustafa Abu Jilda, 24, from Jenin refugee camp, died from serious wounds he suffered on September 6, after dozens of military vehicles invaded Jenin city and Jenin refugee camp.

On September 8, Haitham Hani Mubarak, 16, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers near the main entrance of Beitin village, northeast of Ramallah, in the central West Bank.

On September 7, the soldiers killed Younis Ghassan Tayeh, 21, in the al-Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank.

On September 6, the soldiers killed Mohammad Mousa Saba’na, 29, and injured at least nine Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

On September 5, the soldiers invaded Jenin city and Qabatia town, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, killed a young man, Taher Mohmmad Zakarna, 19, injured another, and abducted five.

On the same day, the soldiers killed Mahmoud Suleiman Khaled, 25, in front of the main entrance of Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

On September 3, Mousa Haroun Abu Mahameed, 40, a Palestinian political prisoner held by Israel, died at an Israeli medical center.

Abdul-Rahman was from Kafr Dan town, northwest of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Ahmad Ayman ‘Aabed

September 14, 2022September 15, 2022 contact@ifamericansknew.org

September 14, 2022: Ahmad Ayman Ibrahim ‘Aabed, 23, was killed by Israeli soldiers during an exchange of gunfire near the village of Jalama, north of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

According to Israeli sources, the Palestinian and Abdul-Rahman Hani ‘Aabed, 22, were seen approaching the Israeli Annexation Wall near the village, and Israeli soldiers began to drive up near them.

The Israeli media claimed that the Palestinians began shooting at the soldiers, who returned fire, resulting in the deaths of the two Palestinians and one Israeli soldier.

Palestine TV said Ahmad, a graduate of the Istiqlal University, worked with the Palestinian Military Intelligence service.

Israeli sources said the slain soldier have been identified as deputy commander of the Nahal Reconnaissance Battalion Maj. Bar Pelach, 30.

The army phoned the families of the two slain Palestinians, ordering them to come to the roadblock to identify their corpses, but refused to release them to their families.

The army also closed the roadblock and said it would remain blockaded at least for three days.

The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of the Fateh party, claimed responsibility for the attack.

Palestinian factions in Jenin declared a general strike to mourn the slain Palestinians.

Following the fatal shooting, the Israeli cabinet convened a special session to discuss the “increasing number of Palestinian attacks'” this month.

On September 8, Haitham Hani Mubarak, 16, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers near the main entrance of Beitin village, northeast of Ramallah, in the central West Bank.

On September 7, the soldiers killed Younis Ghassan Tayeh, 21, in the al-Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank.

On September 6, the soldiers killed Mohammad Mousa Saba’na, 29, and injured at least nine Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

On September 5, the soldiers invaded Jenin city and Qabatia town, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, killed a young man, Taher Mohmmad Zakarna, 19, injured another, and abducted five.

On the same day, the soldiers killed Mahmoud Suleiman Khaled, 25, in front of the main entrance of Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

On September 3, Mousa Haroun Abu Mahameed, 40, a Palestinian political prisoner held by Israel, died at an Israeli medical center.

Ahmad was from Kafr Dan town, northwest of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Hamad Mustafa Abu Jilda

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022 contact@ifamericansknew.org

September 11, 2022: Hamad Mustafa Hussein Abu Jilda, 24, died in a hospital in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, from serious wounds he suffered Tuesday, September 6, in Jenin, after Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured him.

Medical sources at the Khalil Suleiman governmental hospital said Hamad was shot and seriously injured by the Israeli army fire after dozens of military vehicles invaded Jenin city and Jenin refugee camp and added that he was receiving treatment in Jenin and had to undergo several surgeries due to the seriousness of his wounds.

They also said that Hamad remained in a coma at the Intensive Care Unit until he succumbed to his injuries.

Abu Jilda was also a former political prisoner who was held by Israel for 2.5 years; he was a married father, and his wife is pregnant with the second child.

After his death, hundreds of Palestinians marched in the streets of Jenin city, carrying his coffin and chanting for ongoing resistance and steadfastness until liberation and independence, in addition to denouncing the escalating Israeli violations against the Palestinian people.

Hamad was named after his uncle, who was killed by the Israeli army in 1992 in Jenin.

The slain Palestinian is the eighth Palestinian to be killed by Israeli army fire since the beginning of this month, September 2022, in addition to another Palestinian who died in an Israeli prison from medical negligence.

On September 8, Haitham Hani Mubarak, 16, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers near the main entrance of Beitin village, northeast of Ramallah, in the central West Bank.

On September 7, the soldiers killed Younis Ghassan Tayeh, 21, in the al-Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank.

On September 6, the soldiers killed Mohammad Mousa Saba’na, 29, and injured at least nine Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

On September 5, the soldiers invaded Jenin city and Qabatia town, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, killed a young man, Taher Mohmmad Zakarna, 19, injured another, and abducted five.

On the same day, the soldiers killed Mahmoud Suleiman Khaled, 25, in front of the main entrance of Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

On September 3, Mousa Haroun Abu Mahameed, 40, a Palestinian political prisoner held by Israel, died at an Israeli medical center.

Hamad was from Jenin refugee camp, in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Haitham Hani Mubarak

September 8, 2022September 9, 2022 contact@ifamericansknew.org

September 08, 2022: Haitham Hani Mubarak, 16, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers near the main entrance of Beitin village, northeast of Ramallah, in the central West Bank.

The Israeli army refused to transfer Haitham’s corpse to his family.

Media sources said the soldiers shot the Palestinian near the Beit El military roadblock, near the entrance of Beitin, and closed the roadblock and the entire area around it.

Israeli Channel 7 News claimed the Palestinian teen attacked Israeli soldiers with a hammer before a soldier opened fire and killed him and added that the soldiers also found a knife the Palestinian allegedly carried.

Channel 7 added that one soldier sustained light facial wounds and received treatment at the scene.

The soldiers also stopped and searched dozens of cars and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

In addition, the many military vehicles into the area and conducted extensive searches in lands near the northern entrance of the nearby Al-Biereh city and many surrounding areas.

Dozens of soldiers were later deployed in the area and started closing more streets and isolating junctions and many Palestinian communities.

In a Facebook post, his aunt said Haitham was the only child to his parents. His school, Betunia Highschool for Boys said he was an eleventh-grade student.

On Wednesday, September 07, the soldiers killed Younis Ghassan Tayeh, 21, in the al-Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank.

On Tuesday dawn, September 6, the soldiers killed Mohammad Mousa Saba’na, 29, and injured at least nine Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

On Monday, September 5, the soldiers invaded Jenin city and Qabatia town, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, killed a young man, Taher Mohmmad Zakarna, 19, injured another, and abducted five.

On Friday, September 2, the soldiers killed Fadi Mohammad Fayez Ghattas, 19, after an alleged stabbing attack targeting soldiers, near Beit Einoun village junction, northeast of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

On Thursday dawn, September 1, the soldiers killed Yazan Naim Affana, 24, after shooting him with live fire while the army withdrew from Um ash-Sharayet neighborhood in Al-Biereh city after the army invaded the Al-Biereh city in the Ramallah and Al-Biereh governorate, in the central part of the occupied West Bank.

On the same day, the soldiers killed Mahmoud Suleiman Khaled, 25, in front of the main entrance of Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

On September 3, Mousa Haroun Abu Mahameed, 40, a Palestinian political prisoner held by Israel, died at an Israeli medical center.

Haithem was from Abu Falah village, east of Ramallah, but lived with his family in Betunia town, west of Ramallah. Source: IMEMC

Younis Ghassan Tayeh

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 contact@ifamericansknew.org

September 07, 2022: Younis Ghassan Tayeh, 21, was killed by Israeli soldiers in the al-Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that the soldiers killed Younis after shooting him with a live round in his heart.

It added that the Palestinian medics rushed Younis to a hospital in Tubas, but he succumbed to his serious wounds.

The soldiers invaded the refugee camp, leading to protests, and attacked the Palestinians with dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

The soldiers also stormed and ransacked the family home of the slain Palestinian and interrogated his family.

In addition, the army abducted Odai Tayeh and Maan Amin al-Ghoul, 22, from their homes and invaded the home of former political prisoner Yousef Tayeh to abduct him but could not find him.

After Tayeh’s death, the Palestinians declared a general strike in the Tubas governorate to mourn his death.

On Tuesday dawn, September 6, the soldiers killed Mohammad Mousa Saba’na, 29, and injured at least nine Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

On Monday dawn, September 5, the soldiers invaded Jenin city and Qabatia town, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, killed a young man, Taher Mohmmad Zakarna, 19, injured another, and abducted five.

On the same day, the soldiers killed Mahmoud Suleiman Khaled, 25, in front of the main entrance of Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

On September 3, Mousa Haroun Abu Mahameed, 40, a Palestinian political prisoner held by Israel, died at an Israeli medical center.

Younis was from the al-Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas, in the northeastern West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Mohammad Mousa Saba’na

September 6, 2022September 7, 2022 contact@ifamericansknew.org

September 06, 2022: Mohammad Mousa Mohammad Saba’na, 29, was shot in the chest and body by Israeli soldiers, resulting in his death. The killing took place during an Israeli military invasion into the eastern neighborhood of Jenin city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Israeli troops that killed Mohammad also wounded seven others, two seriously.

Medical sources said the soldiers killed Mohammad Mousa Mohammad Saba’na, 29, after shooting him with live rounds in the chest and other parts of his body.

Mohammad was holding his smartphone and documenting the Israeli invasion when the soldiers targeted him with a barrage of live rounds.

They added that at least seven Palestinians were also shot with live fire, including two who suffered life-threatening wounds, and at least two additional Palestinians were rammed by military vehicles.

Medical sources have confirmed that five of the seven Palestinians were shot with live fire to the upper parts of their bodies.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said many more Palestinians were injured, all shot with live fire. They received treatment by medics from local hospitals and medical centers, and several were rushed to medical centers by civilian cars.

The invasion was carried out by more than 100 armored military vehicles, including bulldozers, from several directions after surrounding and isolating Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp.

The soldiers also stormed, ransacked many homes and buildings, and used their rooftops as firing posts for their snipers.

In addition, the soldiers invaded an apartment building in the Eastern Neighborhood and forced the families, including many children, out of their homes.

The Israeli army also caused power outages in several parts of Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp.

The armored military vehicles also deliberately damaged many Palestinian cars parked on the sides of many streets, especially in the al-Bayader area in the city.

It is worth mentioning that the army completely sealed Jenin’s only three main entrances and isolated the city.

Palestinian resistance fighters also exchanged fire with teh soldiers and teh armored military vehicles in several parts of Jenin, especially in the Eastern Neighborhood.

Israeli military bulldozers deliberately destroyed walls, smashed cars, and caused damage to various buildings.

Mohammad was from Jenin, in the northern West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Taher Mohmmad Zakarna

September 5, 2022September 7, 2022 contact@ifamericansknew.org

September 05, 2022: Taher Mohmmad Zakarna, 20, was killed by Israeli soldiers who invaded Jenin city and Qabatia town south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank,

Palestinian medical sources have confirmed that the soldiers shot Taher in Qabatia town with three live rounds, one in the head and two in the thigh, and succumbed to his serious wounds at the ar-Razi hospital in Jenin

The sources added that the soldiers also shot and moderately injured another Palestinian with live fire in Qabatia before he was rushed to a hospital in Jenin.

The soldiers also invaded and ransacked several homes and buildings and abducted a young man, Odai Manasra, from his work at a bakery they stormed in Qabatia. Taher also worked at the bakery.

Video – Palestine TV

In Jenin city, the soldiers stormed and searched several homes before abducting four young men, Amin Sa’adi, Nawras Ghawadra, Mohmmad Nasif Ghawadra, and Nidal Saba’na.

Palestinian resistance fighters also exchanged fire with the Israeli soldiers who invaded several parts of Jenin city.

Taher was from Qabatia, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Mousa Haroun Abu Mahameed

September 3, 2022September 6, 2022 contact@ifamericansknew.org

September 03, 2022: Mousa Haroun Abu Mahameed, 40, a Palestinian political prisoner held by Israel, died at the Assaf Harofeh Israeli medical center.

Two days before his death, his family from Beit Ta’mar village, east of Bethlehem, held Israel responsible for the sharp and sudden health deterioration which eventually led to his death.

His father, Haron, said he was surprised to be informed by the International Committee of the Red Cross that his son, who was healthy when he was taken prisoner, was not in prison when he tried to apply for a permit to visit with him, an issue that was of great concern to the family before it contacted human rights groups.

Haron added that he was later informed that his son was admitted to the Assaf Harofeh Israeli medical center.

Mousa had a psychological condition and received treatment prior to being abducted, but was otherwise healthy, not suffering from any health condition or diseases.

When the father was finally able to head to the hospital on Wednesday, August 21, 2022, the doctors told him that his son was in a critical condition and that he was admitted on August 7, but neither the family nor the Red Cross or any other group were informed.

The Israeli soldiers abducted Mousa in June of 2021 while crossing a military roadblock heading to his work in Jerusalem.

The army said Mousa was taken prisoner because he had no permit to enter or work in occupied Jerusalem.

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) held Israel responsible for Abu Mahameed’s death, adding that Israel has escalated its violations against the Palestinian workers since the beginning of this year, not only by assaulting and abducting them, but also by opening fire at them at crossing points and military roadblocks.

Israeli soldiers abducted more than 2140 Palestinians since the beginning of this year, 2022, including more than 450 Palestinians, among them many children, who were abducted on April 15 in the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Also, there are more than 600 ailing Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, among them 200 with chronic conditions and 22 who have cancer and tumors, including Nasser Abu Hmeid, who is in a serious condition due to lung cancer.

It is worth mentioning that Israel still holds the corpses of 357 Palestinians, including 106 who were killed after 2015, and continues to refuse them to their families and 256 buried in the so-called “Numbers Graveyards.”

Mousa was from Beit Ta’mar village, east of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Source: IMEMC