West Bank Archives - Israel-Palestine Timeline

Mahdi Samir Mohammad Bayadsa

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 contact@ifamericansknew.org

June 09, 2023: Mahdi Samir Mohammad Bayadsa, 29, was killed by Israeli soldiers at the Rantis military roadblock west of Ramallah in the central part of the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the soldiers shot Mahdi and refused to allow Palestinian medics to approach the roadblock before.

The army later informed the Palestinian General Authority of Civil Affairs that the soldiers fatally shot Mahdi.

According to Israeli sources, the Palestinian arrived at the roadblock and tried to snatch the weapon from a soldier before stabbing him.

According to the army, the Mahdi arrived in a stolen car at the roadblock and attacked the soldiers who tried to inspect the vehicle, mildly wounding one before the soldiers fatally shot him.

The army added that it is investigating the circumstances of the incident to determine whether the attack was “nationally motivated or a criminal offense.”

After killing the young man, the soldiers closed the roadblock and forced the Palestinians to leave the area.

Mahdi was from Al-Far’a refugee camp southwest of Tubas in the northwestern West Bank but lived in Ramallah. Source: IMEMC

Mohammad Haitham Tamimi

June 5, 2023June 7, 2023 contact@ifamericansknew.org

June 05, 2023: Mohammad Haitham Tamimi, 3, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers in the village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah.

The invading soldiers critically wounded the child’s father in the same incident.

The invasion took place on the previous Thursday, and the child succumbed to his wounds at the hospital four days later, on Monday.

The child, Mohammad Haitham Tamimi, 3 years of age, was shot in the head, and his father was shot in the shoulder while they were standing in the front yard of their home near an Israeli military roadblock at the entrance of Nabi Saleh.

The attack took place when Israeli soldiers ambushed a Palestinian car at the town entrance and fired many live rounds at a car, which sprayed randomly around the area, including at the home of Mohammad and his father.

The three-year-old child was shot in the head, and the father was shot in the shoulder, causing serious injuries.

The child and his father were not in the car but in their home’s front yard near the military roadblock at the entrance of the town.

The seriously wounded child was rushed to Tal HaShomer Israeli Medical Center, where he was treated for his wounds but remained in critical condition until he succumbed to his injuries.

On Monday night, the child’s corpse was transferred to Palestine Medical Complex In Ramallah ahead of the funeral ceremony and burial procession the following day.

The Israeli forces also wounded other members of the Tamimi family.

On her Facebook Page, Manal Tamimi said that her husband, Bilal Tamimi, was shot with a gas bomb in the arm, causing a fracture in the wrist, and added that he requires surgery for his wounds.

Manal added that Wisam Tamimi, her brother-in-law’s son, was shot with a sponge-tipped bullet in the head, resulting in a skull fracture.

Her brother’s wife, Noura Tamimi, was shot with a gas bomb in the abdomen, and her cousin Haitham Tamimi and his son Mohammad, were shot with live rounds in the chest and the head.

Naji Tamimi, the head of Nabi Saleh Village Council, said the soldiers also closed the iron gate at the village entrance, invading several neighborhoods and firing live rounds at protesters.

Mohammad was from Nabi Saleh, in central Gaza. Source: IMEMC

Saleh Mohammad Sabra

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 contact@ifamericansknew.org

May 15, 2023: Saleh Mohammad Saleh Sabra, 22, was killed by Israeli soldiers who invaded the Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Several Israeli military vehicles invaded the refugee camp, leading to protests, especially after the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes before the army fired a barrage of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.

Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Emergency Department of the Nablus office of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), said the soldiers killed Saleh after shooting with live rounds in the chest.

Jibril added that the soldiers shot another Palestinian with a live round in the upper body and injured a woman in her home after she suffered shrapnel wounds in the face from a shattered window after several Israeli bullets struck the property.

The Israeli army invaded Nablus city from several directions before surrounding and invading the Askar refugee camp and the Popular Housing Projects in the city, leading to protests.

During the invasion, the soldiers stormed and violently searched the home of Abdul-Fattah Hussein Kharousha, 49, and took measurements of the Kharousha family home in preparation for demolishing it.

Abdul-Fattah was one of six Palestinians shot and killed by Israeli troops during a massive invasion of the northern West Bank Palestinian city of Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp on the city’s outskirts on March 07, 2023.

On May 13, Israeli soldiers killed Saed Jihad Shaker Mesha, 32, and Adnan Wasim Yousef Al-A’raj, 19, after shooting them with live fire in the head, in Nablus.

Saleh was from Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Ahmad Mohammad Atatra

May 13, 2023May 16, 2023 contact@ifamericansknew.org

May 13, 2023: Ahmad Mohammad Taiseer Atatra, 30, was killed by Israeli soldiers at a military roadblock southwest of Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, when they claimed he tried to stab him before firing at least 30 rounds at him.

Media sources said Ahmad was riding his bicycle while trying to cross the Reehan military roadblock, known as “Checkpoint 300,” near the illegal Shaked Israeli colony.

Eyewitnesses said the soldiers fired a barrage of live fire at the Palestinian, leaving him bleeding on the ground without first aid after closing the entire area.

Palestinian medics were much later allowed to reach him after it was clear he was dead and took him to a Palestinian hospital in Jenin.

In a brief statement, the Israeli occupation army’s spokesperson only said the man “ran towards Border Police officers while carrying a knife,” adding that the soldiers “neutralized him,” a term loosely used by the army to justify fatally, and in some cases seriously, wounding the Palestinians.

His family said he was returning to his home after working on their agricultural land, isolated behind the illegal Annexation Wall, adding that he was riding his bicycle due to the short distance between the home and the family’s lands.

Earlier the same day, the soldiers killed Saed Jihad Shaker Mesha, 32, and Adnan Wasim Yousef Al-A’raj, 19, after shooting them with live fire in the head in the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Ahmad was from Ya’bad town, west of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Adnan Wasim Yousef Al-A’raj

May 13, 2023May 15, 2023 contact@ifamericansknew.org

May 13, 2023: Adnan Wasim Yousef Al-A’raj, 19, was killed by Israeli soldiers who invaded the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The undercover Israeli soldiers infiltrated the refugee camp and surrounded a home before many army vehicles invaded the area and fired a barrage of live rounds, in addition to several grenades and shells, causing serious damage and burning large parts of the property.

Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Nablus office of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), said the soldiers killed Saed Jihad Shaker Mesha, 32, and Adnan Wasim Yousef Al-A’raj, 19, after shooting them with live fire in the head.

The soldiers also shot three Palestinians; one of the wounded is a Palestinian woman the soldiers shot with four live rounds.

The soldiers shot the woman, 50, with four live rounds, causing life-threatening wounds. Three Palestinians were injured by shrapnel from bullets, and 75 suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.

Palestinian ambulances were not allowed to enter the refugee camp until the soldiers killed the Palestinians and left the area at least an hour later. During the invasion, the medics could only evacuate one wounded Palestinian on foot.

The army also invaded several areas of Nablus city and its suburbs before closing many streets and installing roadblocks.

Adnan was from the Balata refugee camp, in Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Saed Jihad Shaker Mesha

May 13, 2023May 15, 2023 contact@ifamericansknew.org

May 13, 2023: Saed Jihad Shaker Mesha, 32, was killed by Israeli soldiers who invaded the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The soldiers also shot three Palestinians; one of the wounded is a Palestinian woman the soldiers shot with four live rounds.

The soldiers shot the woman, 50, with four live rounds, causing life-threatening wounds. Three Palestinians were injured by shrapnel from bullets, and 75 suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.

The army also invaded several areas of Nablus city and its suburbs before closing many streets and installing roadblocks.

Saedwas from the Balata refugee camp, in Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Aws Jamal Kamil

May 11, 2023May 10, 2023 contact@ifamericansknew.org

May 11, 2023: Aws Jamal Hamamda Kamil, 30, died after having been shot by the Israeli occupation forces during their raid the previous day on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin.

The director of Al-Razi Hospital, Fawaz Hammad, told the Palestinian Wafa news agency that Aws was admitted to the hospital after the Israeli invasion of Jenin in a very critical condition, as he was hit by live bullets in the abdomen and chest.

Despite the best efforts of the medical teams at the Al-Razi Hospital, they were unable to save his life.

The death of Aws came after large forces of the Israeli occupation army stormed the town of Qabatiya, and targeted a vehicle in the town, resulting in the deaths of two young men: Ahmad Jamal Tawfiq Assaf Kamil (19 years old) from Qabatiya, and Rani Walid Ahmad Qatanat (24 years old) from a nearby refugee camp.

Aws’ death brings the death toll to 25 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since Monday, many of them women and children killed in Israeli airstrikes on civilian buildings in the Gaza Strip.

Aws’ was from Qabatiya, near Jenin. Source: IMEMC

Rani Walid Qotnat

May 10, 2023May 13, 2023 contact@ifamericansknew.org

May 10, 2023: Rani Walid Ahmad Qotnat, 24, was killed by undercover Israeli soldiers who also killed another young man, in Qabatia town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The head of the Jenin governmental hospital, Wisam Bakr, said the soldiers fatally shot Rani, from the Jenin refugee camp, and Ahmad Jamal Tawfiq Assaf, 19, from Qabatia, south of Jenin.

Bakr added that the soldiers also shot and seriously injured Aws Hamamda with live rounds in the chest and abdomen before he was rushed to Ar-Razi hospital in Jenin, where he was rushed to surgery and remained in critical condition.

The soldiers closed the area where they killed the two young men, and refused to allow anybody, including medics, to approach them and only withdrew after ensuring the two were dead.

Rani’s uncle said his nephew was an athlete who played soccer at a local club and was previously abducted and imprisoned by Israel for two years, and that he was also previously injured by the soldiers who shot him with two live rounds.

The soldiers shot Rani with a live round in the chest in his car before they ran toward him and fired many live rounds at him to ensure his death.

Eyewitnesses said a large Israeli military force in armored vehicles invaded the town before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, causing damage.

The Palestinians were shot when the army fired a barrage of live rounds at a Palestinian car in the town.

In the Gaza Strip, Thirteen Palestinians, including women and children, were killed on Tuesday dawn, and two were killed in renewed Israeli strikes in the evening of the same day.

The Health Ministry said the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers and colonizers since the beginning of this year has reached 127, including 24 children and six women.

The Palestinians declared a general strike in the Jenin governorate to mourn the death of the two young men.

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

Samer Salah Shafe’ey

May 7, 2023May 7, 2023 contact@ifamericansknew.org

May 06, 2023: Samer Salah Shafe’ey, 22, was shot and killed by Israeli forces during an invasion of the Tulkarem refugee camp north of Tulkarem city in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank.

Media sources said several Israeli military vehicles invaded the refugee camp, leading to protests before the soldiers fired a barrage of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that the soldiers killed Samer Salah Shafe’ey, 22, after shooting him with live rounds in the neck, chest, and abdomen, and Hamza Jamil Kharyoush, 22, after shooting him in the chest, abdomen, and left leg.

The Health Ministry added that the soldiers also shot a young man with a live round in the leg, inflicting moderate wounds, and caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation, cuts, and bruises.

The soldiers also abducted Ibrahim Shallash, 20, and Mohammad Baleedy, 23, before withdrawing from the refugee camp.

The Israeli army published a video showing the soldiers killing the two young men; one of them can be seen carrying a gun on a rooftop but unaware of their presence until they fired many live rounds at him and killed him.

Thousands of Palestinians participated in the funeral processions of the two slain young, starting in front of Thabet Governmental Hospital in Tulkarem, carrying Palestinian flags and chanting for ongoing resistance until liberation and independence, before heading to Tulkarem refugee camp.

The funeral was held at the Salam Mosque in the Tulkarem refugee camp before the two were buried at the Shuhada graveyard in the Thannaba area, east of Tulkarem.

Samer was from Tulkarem refugee camp in the southern West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Hamza Jamil Kharyoush

May 6, 2023May 7, 2023 contact@ifamericansknew.org

May 06, 2023: Hamza Jamil Kharyoush, 22, was shot and killed by Israeli forces during an invasion of the Tulkarem refugee camp north of Tulkarem city in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank.

The soldiers also abducted Ibrahim Shallash, 20, and Mohammad Baleedy, 23, before withdrawing from the refugee camp.

The funeral was held at the Salam Mosque in the Tulkarem refugee camp before the two were buried at the Shuhada graveyard in the Thannaba area, east of Tulkarem.

Hamza was from Tulkarem refugee camp in the southern West Bank. Source: IMEMC