Jenin

Yazan Samer Ja’bari

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January 14, 2023: Yazan Samer Ja’bari, 19, died from serious wounds he suffered earlier in January after Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured him in the Al-Yamoun town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

Palestinian medical sources at Iben Sina Hospital in Jenin confirmed Yazan’s death and said he was seriously injured by Israeli army fire on January 2.

Yazan when the army invaded the town and detonated the home of two slain Palestinians, Ahmad Ayman ‘Aabed, 23, and Abdul-Rahman Hani ‘Aabed, 22.

The invasion led to massive protests before the soldiers fatally shot Mohamamd Samer Houshiyya, 21, from Al-Yamoun, and Fuad Mahmoud Ahmad ‘Aabed, 18, from Kafr Dan, and injured many others, some seriously, including Yazan.

Hundreds of Palestinians marched carrying Yaza’n’s body, chanting for unity and ongoing resistance until liberation and independence.

At dawn the same day, Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians, Ezzeddin Bassem Hamamra, 24, and Amjad Adnan Khaliliyya, 23, both from Jaba’ town, south of Jenin, near the main entrance of Jaba’ town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Their deaths bring the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire in the first fourteen days of this year, 2023, to twelve, including three children.

The Palestinians Health Ministry said the soldiers killed 224 Palestinians last year, including two children; 59 slain Palestinians are from the Jenin governorate.

Yazan was from Al-Yamoun town, west of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Ezzeddin Bassem Hamamra

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January 14, 2023: Ezzeddin Bassem Hamamra, 24, was killed by Israeli soldiers in a targeted assassination near the main entrance of Jaba’ town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Media sources said the soldiers assassinated the two Palestinians, Ezzeddin Bassem Hamamra, 24, and Amjad Adnan Khaliliyya, 23, both from Jaba’, after ambushing their car near the Jaba’ town junction, fired many live rounds at them, and chased them to the Al-Fandaqumiya nearby village before firing a barrage of live rounds at their car, killing the two.

The Saraya Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, said the two were members of the group and added that they exchanged fire with the soldiers on the main road between Jaba’ and Al-Fandaqumiya.

It added that one of them was injured before they drove away, but the soldiers chased them, fired dozens of live rounds at their car, and killed them.

Earlier Saturday, the soldiers invaded the site of a former illegal Israeli colony in the area, installed a roadblock at the entrance of the Jaba’ town, leading to protests, and fired many live rounds at the Palestinians, wounding one in the leg.

Various Palestinian factions in Jenin issued statements mourning the two young men and Yazan Al-Ja’abri, 19, who died from his wounds at dawn and called for ongoing resistance until liberation.

The killing of the two young men brings the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire in the first fourteen days of this year, 2023, to twelve, including three children.

The Palestinians Health Ministry said the soldiers killed 224 Palestinians last year, including two children; 59 slain Palestinians are from the Jenin governorate.

Ezzedin was from Jaba’ village in the northern West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Habib Mohammad Kamil

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January 12, 2023: Habib Mohammad Abdul-Rahman Kamil, 25, was killed by Israeli soldiers who also killed another Palestinian in Qabatia town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the Israeli soldiers shot Habib with a live round in the head.

The Health Ministry stated that the soldiers also shot Abdul-Hadi Fakhri Nazzal, 18, live rounds in the neck and the chest, inflicting serious wounds, before he succumbed to his injuries.

The two were killed after many military vehicles invaded Qabatia, leading to protests, and fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

Abdul-Hadi Nazzal

During the invasion, the soldiers shot at least three other Palestinians who were rushed to hospitals in Jenin.

The Israeli army said its invasion of Qabatia was planned in coordination with the Shabak and the undercover forces and was reportedly “based in intelligence regarding the location of Palestinian fighters” and added that the soldiers managed to arrest one Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Alawna.

The army claimed Alawna was involved in many shooting incidents against the soldiers and added that the soldiers located weapons during searches of homes and buildings.

Samir Aslan

On the same day at dawn, the soldiers killed Samir Awni Harbi Aslan, 41, in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and abducted fifteen young men. He was the fourth Palestinian to be killed by the soldiers in 24 hours.

The deaths of the three Palestinians within a few hours bring the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire in the first twelve days of this year, 2023, to nine, including three children.

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed the following names of the nine Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire in the first twelve days of this month, January 2023.

  1. Abdul-Hadi Fakhri Nazzal, 18, Qabatia, Jenin.
  2. Habib Mohammad Kamil, Qabatia, Jenin, 25.
  3. Samir Awni Harbi Aslan, 41, Qalandia refugee camp, Jerusalem.
  4. Sanad Mohammad Samamra, 19, ath-Thaheriyya, Hebron.
  5. Ahmad Amer Abu Jneid, 21, Balata, Nablus.
  6. Fuad Mohammad Aabed, 17, Kafr Dan, Jenin.
  7. Mohammad Samer Houshiyya, 22, Al-Yamoun, Jenin.
  8. Adam Essam Ayyad, 15, Deheishe refugee camp, Bethlehem.
  9. Amer Abu Zeitoun, 16, Nablus.

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

Abdul-Hadi Fakhri Nazzal

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January 12, 2023: Abdul-Hadi Fakhri Nazzal, 18, was killed by Israeli soldiers who also killed another Palestinian in Qabatia town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the soldiers shot Abdul-Hadi with live rounds in the neck and the chest, inflicting serious wounds.

The Health Ministry added that the medics rushed Abdul-Hadi to a hospital in Jenin, but he succumbed to his serious injuries.

It added that the soldiers also killed Habib Mohammad Abdul-Rahman Kamil, 25, after shooting him with a live round in the head.

Habib Kamil

The two were killed after many military vehicles invaded Qabatia, leading to protests, and fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

During the invasion, the soldiers shot at least three other Palestinians who were rushed to hospitals in Jenin.

The Israeli army said its invasion of Qabatia was planned in coordination with the Shabak and the undercover forces and was reportedly “based in intelligence regarding the location of Palestinian fighters” and added that the soldiers managed to arrest one Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Alawna.

The army claimed Alawna was involved in many shooting incidents against the soldiers and added that the soldiers located weapons during searches of homes and buildings.

Samir Aslan

On the same day at dawn, the soldiers killed Samir Awni Harbi Aslan, 41, in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and abducted fifteen young men. He was the fourth Palestinian to be killed by the soldiers in 24 hours.

The deaths of the three Palestinians within a few hours bring the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire in the first twelve days of this year, 2023, to nine, including three children.

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed the following names of the nine Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire in the first twelve days of this month, January 2023.

  1. Abdul-Hadi Fakhri Nazzal, 18, Qabatia, Jenin.
  2. Habib Mohammad Kamil, Qabatia, Jenin, 25.
  3. Samir Awni Harbi Aslan, 41, Qalandia refugee camp, Jerusalem.
  4. Sanad Mohammad Samamra, 19, ath-Thaheriyya, Hebron.
  5. Ahmad Amer Abu Jneid, 21, Balata, Nablus.
  6. Fuad Mohammad Aabed, 17, Kafr Dan, Jenin.
  7. Mohammad Samer Houshiyya, 22, Al-Yamoun, Jenin.
  8. Adam Essam Ayyad, 15, Deheishe refugee camp, Bethlehem.
  9. Amer Abu Zeitoun, 16, Nablus.

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

Fuad Mohammad ‘Aabed

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January 02, 2023: Fuad Mohammad ‘Aabed, 17, was killed by Israeli soldiers who invaded Kafr Dan town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and demolished the homes of two slain Palestinians.

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR) said the soldiers also killed Fuad Mohammad ‘Aabed, 17, from Kafr Dan, after shooting him with live fire in the chest and the right thigh.

Atiya added that the soldiers also killed Mohammad Samer Houshiyya, 22, after shooting him with several live rounds in the chest.

The soldiers also shot eight Palestinians with live fire, including one who suffered life-threatening gunshot wounds.

Furthermore, Palestinian fighters exchanged fire with the invading Israeli army vehicles in several parts of the town.

The soldiers surrounded the homes of Ahmad Ayman ‘Aabed, 23, and Abdul-Rahman Hani ‘Aabed, 22, whom the soldiers killed on September 14, 2022, and ransacked the properties before wiring and detonating them, and abducted Abdul-Rahman’s brother, Maher.

Palestine TV said the apartment of Ahmad’s parents was 140 square meters and provided shelter to six family members, while the two apartments of Abdul-Rahman’s parents were 250 square meters and provided shelter to seven family members.

Palestine TV added that Abdul-Rahman’s father and his grandfather own the apartments that were demolished after an Israeli court denied the family’s appeal and claimed that Abdul-Rahman lived in both homes.

The two Palestinian and one Israeli soldier were killed during an exchange of gunfire near the village of Jalama, north of Jenin.

The soldier killed during the invasion on September 14 was identified as the deputy commander of the Nahal Reconnaissance Battalion, Maj. Bar Pelach, 30.

Hundreds of Palestinians marched from Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital carrying the corpses of Fuad and Mohammad, chanting for unity, ongoing resistance against the illegal Israeli occupation, and denouncing the escalating Israeli crimes.

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights condemned the Israeli army’s ongoing escalation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) and commission of more murders against Palestinians.

PCHR also denounced the ongoing house demolitions as part of Israel’s collective punishment policy under cover of the Israeli judiciary, in blatant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits reprisals against protected persons and their property.

Fuad was from Al-Yamoun town, west of Jenin, in the northern West Bank. Site: IMEMC

Mohammad Samer Houshiyya

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January 02, 2023: Mohammad Samer Houshiyya, 22, was killed by Israeli soldiers who invaded Kafr Dan town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and demolished the homes of two slain Palestinians.

Samer Atiya, the head of the Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital in Jenin city, said the soldiers killed Mohammad after shooting him with several live rounds in the chest.

Atiya added that the soldiers also killed Fuad Mohammad ‘Aabed, 25, from Kafr Dan, after shooting him with live fire in the chest and the thigh.

The soldiers also shot eight Palestinians with live fire, including one who suffered life-threatening gunshot wounds.

Furthermore, Palestinian fighters exchanged fire with the invading Israeli army vehicles in several parts of the town.

The soldiers surrounded the homes of Ahmad Ayman ‘Aabed, 23, and Abdul-Rahman Hani ‘Aabed, 22, whom the soldiers killed on September 14, 2022, and ransacked the properties before wiring and detonating them, and abducted Abdul-Rahman’s brother, Maher.

Palestine TV said the apartment of Ahmad’s parents was 140 square meters and provided shelter to six family members, while the two apartments of Abdul-Rahman’s parents were 250 square meters and provided shelter to seven family members.

Palestine TV added that Abdul-Rahman’s father and his grandfather own the apartments that were demolished after an Israeli court denied the family’s appeal and claimed that Abdul-Rahman lived in both homes.

The two Palestinian and one Israeli soldier were killed during an exchange of gunfire near the village of Jalama, north of Jenin.

The soldier killed during the invasion on September 14 was identified as the deputy commander of the Nahal Reconnaissance Battalion, Maj. Bar Pelach, 30.

Hundreds of Palestinians marched from Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital carrying the corpses of Fuad and Mohammad, chanting for unity, ongoing resistance against the illegal Israeli occupation, and denouncing the escalating Israeli crimes.

Mohammad was from Al-Yamoun town, west of Jenin, in the northern West Bank. Site: IMEMC

Tamer Azmin Nashrati

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December 19, 2022: Tamer Azmin Aref Nashrati, 23, succumbed to the serious wound he had suffered a week prior, when several Israeli military vehicles invaded Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the young man, Tamer Azmin Aref Nashrati, 23, from the Jenin refugee camp in Jenin city in the northern West Bank, died from his wounds at the Istishari hospital in Ramallah.

Various Palestinian factions vowed to continue the path of resistance until liberation and independence.

Hundreds of Palestinians participated in his funeral procession and ceremony in Jenin and marched carrying his body, calling for ongoing resistance, steadfastness, and unity.

The Jenin Brigade of the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, said Samer was one of its members.

Media sources said Tamer was seriously injured when an explosive charge he was preparing detonated while he was handling it as several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded Jenin and Jenin refugee camp.

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

Jenna Majdi Zakarna

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December 11, 2022: Jenna Majdi Essam Zakarna, 15, was shot in the head and killed by Israeli snipers while she was standing on the roof of her home during an Israeli military invasion of Jenin.

The attack occurred before midnight when undercover Israeli soldiers, and numerous armored military vehicles, invaded Jenin.

Sources at the Khalil Suleiman Hospital in Jenin said the soldiers killed Jenna Majdi Essam Zakarna, 16, after shooting her with live fire in the head and face, and two in her chest.

Jenna’s family said the soldiers fatally shot her while standing on the rooftop of their home in the Eastern Neighborhood.

They said Jenna went to the rooftop of their home to bring her cat, and that is when the soldiers shot her.

“She went to the rooftop to bring cat down, but when she didn’t come back, her brother went to the roof and saw her bleeding on the ground and her car sitting next to her, she bled for at least 30 minutes before they found her” her uncle, Yasser Zakarna, told Palestine TV, “She was just fifteen, she was just a child who loved life… the soldiers shot her four times; two in the head and face, and two in her chest…they killed her childhood, she was a child, she wasn’t throwing stones or doing anything…. the soldiers fired at her to kill her… the occupation just keeps committing its crimes, just like what he saw a few days ago in Jenin…”

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR) said: Half an hour after Israeli Occupation Forces’ withdrawal, a 15-year-old child namely Jana ‘Issam ‘Assaf Zakarna was found a dead body while blood surrounding her on her family house roof.

Furthermore, the soldiers caused damage to several parked cars and a shop during protests that took place in the Al-Bayader area in Jenin.

The Israeli army claimed it arrested a Palestinian reportedly “planning attacks against the soldiers and Israeli targets.”

Later, it turned out that she was shot with a live bullet in her head, and the neighborhood’s residents assume that the bullet was fired by one of the Israeli snipers stationed on the top of residential buildings, including an under-construction building comprised of seven floors opposite to Zakarna family house.

Jana was taken to Dr. Khalil Suliman Hospital in Jenin, where doctors confirmed her death after succumbing to a bullet injury in the head.”

According to PCHR’s fieldworker, Jana’s body was referred to the Forensic Medicine Institute at an-Najah National University in Nablus.

After the autopsy, it turned out according to what the doctors told PCHR’s fieldworker, that the shooting was from an M16 weapon from a distance of no less than 300 meters.

Also, it was found out that Jana was hit with 5 live bullets that penetrated her body; 4 of them hit her shoulder and neck while the fifth penetrated her head from the right side and exited the left side, and some shrapnel remained in her head. This proves that the shots were of the explosive type that is usually used by IOF.

The soldiers also stormed and ransacked many homes before abducting Hasan Ahmad Mer’ey, 30, Tha’er Jihad Hanthawi, 40, and his brother Mohammad, 33.

Furthermore, the Palestinian Health Ministry said the soldiers also shot a young man with a bullet in the leg before he was rushed to Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital suffering mild-to-moderate wounds.

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

Tareq Fawzi Ad-Damaj

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December 08, 2022: Tareq Fawzi Ad-Damaj, 29, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers during a pre-dawn invasion in which Israeli soldiers killed three young men and injured several Palestinians when the army invaded Jenin city and Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank.

A few days after the soldiers killed him, his pregnant wife gave birth to a baby boy the family named after him.

The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the slain Palestinians as Sidqi Siddeeq Zakarna, 29, from Jenin city, Tareq Fawzi Ad-Damaj, 29, from Jenin refugee camp, and Ata Yassin Shalabi, 46, from Qabatia town, south of Jenin.

According to local sources, after the soldiers shot Sidqi, they then came to his body on the ground and shot him again. The Israeli soldiers then ran him over with a military vehicle. Palestine TV said the soldiers shot Sidqi with several live rounds before one of the military jeeps sped toward and ran over him.

One of Ata’s relatives said the young man worked at an Israeli factory in a colony near Al-Jalama and was heading to his work when he saw a car that had the bodies of Sidqi and Tareq and rushed to try to help them, but just as he reached the car, the soldiers shot him with a live round in the head, three in the chest and three in the back.

Palestine TV reported that the soldiers fired several live rounds at a Palestinian ambulance transporting a wounded Palestinian and that the driver was almost killed when the soldiers fired live rounds at its windshield.

The soldiers also shot with live fire two other Palestinians, inflicting moderate-to-severe wounds, medical sources confirmed.

The invasion was carried out by dozens of armored military vehicles, including bulldozers before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes and occupied rooftops to use as sniper posts and monitoring towers.

The invasion led to massive protests in Jenin city and the Jenin refugee camp before the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.

A Palestinian cab driver said he saw several Israeli military vehicles at a distance and noticed the undercover Israeli soldiers at an intersection nearby before he saw the soldiers shoot one of the Palestinians not far from his car.

He added that he saw another Palestinian killed by the soldiers not far from where the soldiers fatally shot the first young man.

Hundreds of Palestinians marched in front of Ibn Sina hospital in Jenin, carrying the corpses of the three slain Palestinians and chanting for ongoing resistance until liberation and independence.

Palestinian national and Islamic factions in Jenin announced a general strike and called on the Palestinians to participate in the funeral procession of the slain men.

According to the Health Ministry, Israeli soldiers have killed 216 Palestinians, 164 of them in the West Bank and 52 in the Gaza Strip, since the beginning of this year.

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

Ata Yassin Shalabi

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December 08, 2022: Ata Yassin Shalabi, 46, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers during a pre-dawn invasion in which Israeli soldiers killed three young men and injured several Palestinians when the army invaded Jenin city and Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the slain Palestinians as Sidqi Siddeeq Zakarna, 29, from Jenin city, Tareq Fawzi Ad-Damaj, 29, from Jenin refugee camp, and Ata Yassin Shalabi, 46, from Qabatia town, south of Jenin.

One of Ata’s relatives said the young man worked at an Israeli factory in a colony near Al-Jalama and was heading to his work when he saw a car that had the bodies of Sidqi and Tareq and rushed to try to help them, but just as he reached the car, the soldiers shot him with a live round in the head, three in the chest and three in the back.

According to local sources, after the soldiers shot Sidqi, they then came to his body on the ground and shot him again. The Israeli soldiers then ran him over with a military vehicle. Palestine TV said the soldiers shot Sidqi with several live rounds before one of the military jeeps sped toward and ran over him.

Palestine TV reported that the soldiers fired several live rounds at a Palestinian ambulance transporting a wounded Palestinian and that the driver was almost killed when the soldiers fired live rounds at its windshield.

The soldiers also shot with live fire two other Palestinians, inflicting moderate-to-severe wounds, medical sources confirmed.

The invasion was carried out by dozens of armored military vehicles, including bulldozers before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes and occupied rooftops to use as sniper posts and monitoring towers.

The invasion led to massive protests in Jenin city and the Jenin refugee camp before the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.

A Palestinian cab driver said he saw several Israeli military vehicles at a distance and noticed the undercover Israeli soldiers at an intersection nearby before he saw the soldiers shoot one of the Palestinians not far from his car.

He added that he saw another Palestinian killed by the soldiers not far from where the soldiers fatally shot the first young man.

Hundreds of Palestinians marched in front of Ibn Sina hospital in Jenin, carrying the corpses of the three slain Palestinians and chanting for ongoing resistance until liberation and independence.

Palestinian national and Islamic factions in Jenin announced a general strike and called on the Palestinians to participate in the funeral procession of the slain men.

According to the Health Ministry, Israeli soldiers have killed 216 Palestinians, 164 of them in the West Bank and 52 in the Gaza Strip, since the beginning of this year.

Ata was from Qabatia town, south of Jenin. Source: IMEMC