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Nawf Enfei’at

June 2, 2017June 6, 2017 contact@ifamericansknew.org

June 2, 2017: Nawf Eqab Enfei’at, 16, died from serious wounds she suffered a day earlier after Israeli soldiers shot her. They claimed she attacked and stabbed one of them at a military roadblock near Mavo Dotan settlement, southwest of Jenin city, in the northern part of the West Bank.

The child was transferred by the army to the Israeli Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera, where she was receiving treatment, until she succumbed to her wounds.

Her father said the family was shocked to hear about her death, especially since her lawyer told them that the Israeli military prosecutor’s office has scheduled a court hearing for her, for Sunday, June 4^th.

He added that the Israeli army did not contact the family, even to inform them about a date to transfer her corpse back to them.

The family was not allowed to visit with her after her injury, and only knew she suffered serious wounds. Nawf was from Ya’bad, west of Jenin. Source: IMEMC

Fatima Taqatqa

May 20, 2017May 22, 2017 contact@ifamericansknew.org

May 20, 2017: Fatima Jibril Taqatqa, 15, died from serious wounds she suffered on March 15, 2017, when an Israeli soldier shot her after she lost control of a car she was driving and struck a median at the Etzion settlement junction south of Bethlehem in the West Bank.

Eyewitnesses said the child panicked after seeing the soldiers at the intersection, and lost control of her car, causing her to cross the median before striking metal bars protecting a bus stop in the opposite direction.

Fatima had no driver’s license and was not experienced in driving a car. She was shot after her car came to the complete halt.

The soldiers started firing at her, causing serious wounds, and claimed that the incident was not a traffic accident, but a “deliberate vehicular attack.” The incident did not lead to any other casualties and was captured by a surveillance camera.

The child was shot in the head and was moved to an Israeli medical center, where remained on life support until her death. Fatima was from Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem. Source: IMEMC

Fatima Hajiji

May 7, 2017May 8, 2017 contact@ifamericansknew.org

May 7, 2017: Fatima Afeef Abdul-Rahman Hajiji, 16, was killed by Israeli soldiers and police officers near the entrance of Damascus Gate in Jerusalem after the police claimed she attempted to stab a security officer.

Eyewitnesses said Fatima was standing at least ten meters away from the nearest soldier or officer, and that one of the soldiers started shouting “knife, knife,” before five soldiers fired a barrage of bullets at the her.

Fatima was first shot with several live rounds in the chest, and the soldiers continued to fire at her after she fell onto the ground. Many live rounds also struck a Palestinian Taxi, parked nearby, causing damage and puncturing one of its tires.

Photos of the deceased show that she was shot and killed at quite a distance from the guard post, so even if she had been holding a knife (which is disputed), no security officers were in danger at the time when she was killed.

Following the fatal shooting of the child, the soldiers used pepper-spray against dozens of Palestinians who gathered in the area, especially close to Fatima.

The soldiers also assaulted many Palestinians, including children, in Sultan Suleiman Street, causing a child, identified as Mahmoud Abu Sbeih, 9, to fall from a high altitude after mounted officer chased him and many other Palestinians.

Hundreds of soldiers and mounted police officers were deployed in the area, closed many roads and alleys, and forced the Palestinians away.

Fatima was from Qarawat Bani Zeid village near Ramallah, in the central part of the West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Seham Nimir

March 30, 2017April 26, 2017 contact@ifamericansknew.org

March 29, 2017: Seham Rateb Nimir, 49, was killed by Israeli soldiers in east Jerusalem after allegedly attacking soldiers with scissors. Palestinians who saw the shooting said that she wasn’t carrying any weapons, did not attempt to attack the soldiers, and that an argument had erupted between her and the soldiers baefore one of them shot her with his pistol, and another shot her with his rifle. The soldiers subsequently abducted one of her daughters and took her to an unknown destination. Seham bled to death as her body was left on the ground and soldiers prevented people from approaching her (see video).

Seham was the mother on Mustafa Nimir, who was killed by the Israeli soldiers on September 5, 2016 after the soldiers claimed he attempted to ram them with his car. The army later changed their stance on the incident, saying, “his cousin was recklessly driving the car, leading to the fatal shooting.”

Israel held her corpse at a morgue until releasing it to her family on April 26, 2017, and was buried at a cemetery in Shu’fat refugee camp, next to her son, Mustafa. Seham was from Shu’fat refugee camp, north of Jerusalem. Source: IMEMC

Raheeq Yusef

October 19, 2016June 27, 2017 contact@ifamericansknew.org

October 19, 2016: Raheeq Shjei’ Yusef, 19, was killed by Israeli soldiers at the Za’tara military roadblock, south of Nablus in the northern part of the West Bank, after she allegedly attempted to stab a soldier. Nasser Jawabra, the head of Aseera ash-Shamaliyya Local council, said that Raheeq had no political affiliations and was married to a Palestinian man who lives in the United States. Raheeq was from ‘Aseera ash-Shamaliyya town, west of Nablus. Source: IMEMC

Hadia Abu Shammala

July 27, 2016October 4, 2016 contact@ifamericansknew.org

July 27, 2016: Hadia Abu Shammala, 68, was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers in 2001, and remained in a coma, dependent on life support machines and feeding tubes until her death. Hadia was from Khan Younis. Source: IMEMC

Sara Tarayra

July 1, 2016June 27, 2017 contact@ifamericansknew.org

July 1, 2016: Sara Daoud Tarayra, 27, was killed by an Israeli soldier near the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, after she reportedly tried to stab a soldier. Eyewitnesses said Sara, who was also pregnant, was sprayed with pepper spray by a female soldier who was searching her and ran to avoid being exposed to more toxins before the soldiers shot her. Sara was from Hebron. Source: IMEMC

Majd al-Khdour

June 24, 2016June 27, 2017 contact@ifamericansknew.org

June 24, 2016: Majd Abdullah al-Khdour (al-Manasra), 18, was killed by Israeli soldiers on a bypass road in the southern West Bank city of Hebron after she allegedly rammed her car into an Israeli settler’s car. She was shot multiple times in the upper body through the windshield, and the army prevented Palestinian medics from approaching her. Eyewitnesses said the collision with the Israeli car was an accident. Majd was a married mother of a toddler from Bani Neim town near Hebron. Source: IMEMC

Ansar Harsha

June 2, 2016June 27, 2017 contact@ifamericansknew.org

June 2, 2016: Ansar Husam Harsha, 24, was killed by Israeli soldiers at the Ennab military roadblock east of Tulkarem in the northern part of the West Bank after she allegedly attempted to stab a soldier. She bled to death after the soldiers prevented Palestinian medics from approaching her. Ansar was a married mother of two from Qaffin town east of Tulkarem. Source: IMEMC

Sawsan Mansour

May 23, 2016June 27, 2017 contact@ifamericansknew.org

May 23, 2016: Sawsan Daoud Mansour, 18, was killed by Israeli soldiers near the Ras Biddo military roadblock north of Jerusalem after she allegedly attempted to attack the soldiers with a knife. She bled to death after the soldiers prevented Palestinian medics from reaching her. Sawsan was from Biddo town northeast of Jerusalem. Source: IMEMC