May 2023

Ismael Salman Ayyad

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June 09, 2023: Ismael Salman Ayyad, 73, died from serious wounds he suffered during the Israeli offensive on Gaza on May 2023.

The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza confirmed Ismael’s death and said he was seriously injured when an Israeli war jet fired a missile near his home in the Zeitoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

Ismael was seriously injured on May 12 and underwent several surgeries due to the seriousness of his wounds, but he remained in critical condition until he succumbed to his wounds.

After a ceasefire deal was reached, the Health Ministry has reported that Israel’s five-day offensive on the Gaza Strip has killed 33 Palestinians, including six children and three women, and injured at least 150.

The Israeli missiles destroyed 51 residential units and caused damage to more than 1000, including 50 that are structurally unstable, dangerous to live in, and need to be removed.

The missiles also caused serious damage to infrastructure, including roads, agricultural lands and structures, and even graveyards, especially when the army fired missiles into the Shuhada Graveyard in northern Gaza.

Only after the ceasefire deal came into effect that the Palestinians were able to start to examine the damage caused by the Israeli missiles.

Ismael was from the Zeitoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City. Source: IMEMC

Meir Tamari

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May 30, 2023: Meir Tamari, 30, was killed in a drive-by shooting from a Palestinian car close to the illegal Hermesh colony near Tulkarem in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank.

Israeli sources confirmed that Meir suffered several gunshot wounds to the chest and shoulders and received treatment from Israeli medics who rushed him to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera but succumbed to his injuries.

The sources said the shooter fired at least seven live rounds from an M16 rifle and sped towards Jenin, in the northern West Bank.

Israeli Haaretz said Meir made his way to the entrance of Hermesh colony before he was evacuated to Hillel Yaffeh Medical Center in Hadera and was pronounced dead a few hours later.

Israeli soldiers installed many roadblocks in the area and initiated a massive search campaign in the area, looking for the Palestinian car.

The army said a Palestinian driver sped and bypassed a colonialist settlers’ car before firing several live rounds at it and fleeing the scene.

The Israeli army initiated a massive search campaign in the area and set up roadblocks in an effort to locate the shooters.

The Al-Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of the Fateh movement, claimed responsibility for the shooting and said its fighters managed to escape unharmed.

It stated the shooting comes in retaliation to the escalating Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people, including the ongoing assassinations and killings of fighters and civilians.

The Brigades added that its fighters also exchanged fire with Israeli soldiers who invaded Nur Shams refugee camp at dawn and managed to detonate explosive charges near military vehicles.

On Monday evening, many paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded Deir Dibwan town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, attacked and injured several Palestinians, caused damage to cars, and burnt crops while Israeli soldiers fired at the Palestinians who tried to defend themselves.

Also, the paramilitary colonizers burnt Palestinian palm trees in Burqa town, northwest of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Earlier Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded Jenin city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, killed an intelligence officer, injured eight Palestinians, one seriously, and abducted six others.

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that the soldiers killed Ashraf Mohammad Amin Ibrahim, 38, after shooting him with two expanding bullets in the chest and the abdomen.

Israel’s colonies in the occupied West Bank, including those in and around occupied East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and various United Nations and Security Council resolutions. They also constitute war crimes under International Law.

Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states: “The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.” It also prohibits the “individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory.”

This post will be updated when more information is available. Source: IMEMC

Ashraf Mohammad Ibrahim

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May 29, 2023: Ashraf Mohammad Amin Ibrahim, 38, was killed by Israeli soldiers who invaded Jenin city in the northern part of the occupied West Bank and injured eight Palestinians.

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that the soldiers killed Ashraf after shooting him with two expanding bullets in the chest and the abdomen.

The Health Ministry added that one of the bullets exploded in his liver and the second in his chest, especially in the lung, causing fatal wounds.

The Palestinian TV said the slain Palestinian Intelligence officer was also a former political prisoner imprisoned by Israel for ten years in Israeli prisons and was preparing to get married.

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

The soldiers also broke into and violently searched many homes in several neighborhoods in Jenin and abducted six young Palestinian men.

Palestinian fighters exchanged fire with the soldiers who invaded many areas in Jenin and managed to cause damage to an armored military vehicle.

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

Ala’ Khalil Qaisiyya

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May 26, 2023: Ala’ Khalil Qaisiyya, 26, was killed by an Israeli guard in an illegal colony near Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

Israeli reports said a security team member shot the Palestinian, who has reportedly infiltrated a colony and was“heading to a synagogue in Teneh Omarim colony, where holiday prayers were taking place,” and added that “the guard shot him at the entrance of the building.”

According to Ynet News, the Palestinian was shot in “an attempted stabbing attack,” adding that the security guard shot him allegedly when he was “wielding his knife.” No Israelis were injured in the reported incident.

The report only indicated that the Palestinian was “neutralized,” a term various Israeli medical outlets use without providing further details, especially whether the person was killed or just ‘idled.’

Immediately after the incident, the Israeli army instructed the colonizers to remain indoors until further notice and prevented vehicles from entering or leaving the colony.

The Palestinian is the cousin of Sa’ad Mahmoud Qaisiyya, 25, who a paramilitary colonizer killed, on March 1, 2017, in the same colony.

There are 22 illegal Israeli colonies, fifteen outposts, and four’ industrial colonies’ on stolen Palestinian lands in Hebron, where about 21.000 colonizers reside.

The army also has 20 permanent military roadblocks in Hebron, resulting in constant closure and the isolation of many neighborhoods and communities.

Israel’s colonies in the occupied West Bank, including those in and around occupied East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and various United Nations and Security Council resolutions. They also constitute war crimes under International Law.

Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states: “The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.” It also prohibits the “individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory.”

Ala’ was from the Ath-Thaeriyya town, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Source: IMEMC

Abdullah Yousef Abu Hamdan

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May 22, 2023: Abdullah Yousef Mohammad Abu Hamdan, 24, was killed by Israeli soldiers who also killed two other Palestinians and injured four, after the army invaded the Balata refugee camp, the largest Palestinian refugee camp, near Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

In a statement, the Health Ministry confirmed the death of the three young Palestinian men, adding that the soldiers also shot four young men, including one in a life-threatening condition.

The Health Ministry identified the three slain young men as Mohammad Bilal Zeitoun, 32, Fathi Jihad Abdul-Salem Rezeq, 30, and Abdullah Yousef Mohammad Abu Hamdan, 24.

The Palestinians were killed and injured when a large military force, in many armored vehicles, invaded the refugee camp at dawn, leading to protests, before the soldiers fired a barrage of live rounds, in addition to many rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

The soldiers also detonated three Palestinian homes during the invasion, including a home owned by the local Abu Shallal family.

The Palestinian TV said the soldiers did not inform the families, living near the homes, about their intention to detonate the properties.

The explosions caused serious damage not only to the targeted homes but also to the many surrounding properties, especially the ones above the properties in the same building.

Many surrounding homes sustained considerable property damage, especially since the refugee camp is densely populated with narrow alleys and attached properties.

Eyewitnesses said the army also deployed sharpshooters on rooftops of several buildings and prevented Palestinian ambulances from entering the refugee camp.

Palestinian fighters exchanged fire with the soldiers invading the refugee camp and its surrounding areas.

Israeli sources said the army deployed more than 400 soldiers during the invasion, and added that the soldiers also exchanged fire with Palestinian fighters.

In a video, an Israeli sharpshooter is seen pointing the laser of his sniper scope at the chest of a medic in a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance.

Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Emergency Department at the Nablus branch of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said the army stopped its ambulances and refused to allow them to reach wounded Palestinians, forcing the medics to find alternate alleys and streets to reach the invaded area in Balata refugee camp, despite the serious risks to their lives.


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Jibril said the medics were stopped while trying to reach a seriously wounded Palestinian who was shot in the chest, especially the lungs, but the soldiers stopped them and added that it was much later that the medics were able to reach him and rush him to hospital, but he succumbed to his wounds.

He added that the Red Crescent contacted the International Red Cross to coordinate with the army to allow the medics to enter the refugee camp, but the Israeli military coordinator denied the request.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli soldiers and paramilitary colonizers had killed 156 Palestinians since the beginning of this year. Among the slain Palestinians are 26 children, and 36 were killed in the Gaza Strip.

Abdullah was from Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Source: IMEMC

 

Fathi Jihad Abdul-Salem Rezeq

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May 22, 2023: Fathi Jihad Abdul-Salem Rezeq, 30, was killed by Israeli soldiers who also killed two other Palestinians and injured four, after the army invaded the Balata refugee camp, the largest Palestinian refugee camp, near Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

In a statement, the Health Ministry confirmed the death of the three young Palestinian men, adding that the soldiers also shot four young men, including one in a life-threatening condition.

The Health Ministry identified the three slain young men as Mohammad Bilal Zeitoun, 32, Fathi Jihad Abdul-Salem Rezeq, 30, and Abdullah Yousef Mohammad Abu Hamdan, 24.

The Palestinians were killed and injured when a large military force, in many armored vehicles, invaded the refugee camp at dawn, leading to protests, before the soldiers fired a barrage of live rounds, in addition to many rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

The soldiers also detonated three Palestinian homes during the invasion, including a home owned by the local Abu Shallal family.

The Palestinian TV said the soldiers did not inform the families, living near the homes, about their intention to detonate the properties.

The explosions caused serious damage not only to the targeted homes but also to the many surrounding properties, especially the ones above the properties in the same building.

Many surrounding homes sustained considerable property damage, especially since the refugee camp is densely populated with narrow alleys and attached properties.

Eyewitnesses said the army also deployed sharpshooters on rooftops of several buildings and prevented Palestinian ambulances from entering the refugee camp.

Palestinian fighters exchanged fire with the soldiers invading the refugee camp and its surrounding areas.

Israeli sources said the army deployed more than 400 soldiers during the invasion, and added that the soldiers also exchanged fire with Palestinian fighters.

In a video, an Israeli sharpshooter is seen pointing the laser of his sniper scope at the chest of a medic in a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance.

Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Emergency Department at the Nablus branch of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said the army stopped its ambulances and refused to allow them to reach wounded Palestinians, forcing the medics to find alternate alleys and streets to reach the invaded area in Balata refugee camp, despite the serious risks to their lives.


Palestine TV – Facebook

Jibril said the medics were stopped while trying to reach a seriously wounded Palestinian who was shot in the chest, especially the lungs, but the soldiers stopped them and added that it was much later that the medics were able to reach him and rush him to hospital, but he succumbed to his wounds.

He added that the Red Crescent contacted the International Red Cross to coordinate with the army to allow the medics to enter the refugee camp, but the Israeli military coordinator denied the request.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli soldiers and paramilitary colonizers had killed 156 Palestinians since the beginning of this year. Among the slain Palestinians are 26 children, and 36 were killed in the Gaza Strip.

Fathi was from Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Source: IMEMC

 

Mohammad Bilal Zeitoun

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May 22, 2023: Mohammad Bilal Zeitoun, 32, was killed by Israeli soldiers who also killed two other Palestinians and injured four, after the army invaded the Balata refugee camp, the largest Palestinian refugee camp, near Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

In a statement, the Health Ministry confirmed the death of the three young Palestinian men, adding that the soldiers also shot four young men, including one in a life-threatening condition.

The Health Ministry identified the three slain young men as Mohammad Bilal Zeitoun, 32, Fathi Jihad Abdul-Salem Rezeq, 30, and Abdullah Yousef Mohammad Abu Hamdan, 24.

The Palestinians were killed and injured when a large military force, in many armored vehicles, invaded the refugee camp at dawn, leading to protests, before the soldiers fired a barrage of live rounds, in addition to many rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

The soldiers also detonated three Palestinian homes during the invasion, including a home owned by the local Abu Shallal family.

The Palestinian TV said the soldiers did not inform the families, living near the homes, about their intention to detonate the properties.

The explosions caused serious damage not only to the targeted homes but also to the many surrounding properties, especially the ones above the properties in the same building.

Many surrounding homes sustained considerable property damage, especially since the refugee camp is densely populated with narrow alleys and attached properties.

Eyewitnesses said the army also deployed sharpshooters on rooftops of several buildings and prevented Palestinian ambulances from entering the refugee camp.

Palestinian fighters exchanged fire with the soldiers invading the refugee camp and its surrounding areas.

Israeli sources said the army deployed more than 400 soldiers during the invasion, and added that the soldiers also exchanged fire with Palestinian fighters.

In a video, an Israeli sharpshooter is seen pointing the laser of his sniper scope at the chest of a medic in a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance.

Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Emergency Department at the Nablus branch of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said the army stopped its ambulances and refused to allow them to reach wounded Palestinians, forcing the medics to find alternate alleys and streets to reach the invaded area in Balata refugee camp, despite the serious risks to their lives.


Palestine TV – Facebook

Jibril said the medics were stopped while trying to reach a seriously wounded Palestinian who was shot in the chest, especially the lungs, but the soldiers stopped them and added that it was much later that the medics were able to reach him and rush him to hospital, but he succumbed to his wounds.

He added that the Red Crescent contacted the International Red Cross to coordinate with the army to allow the medics to enter the refugee camp, but the Israeli military coordinator denied the request.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli soldiers and paramilitary colonizers had killed 156 Palestinians since the beginning of this year. Among the slain Palestinians are 26 children, and 36 were killed in the Gaza Strip.

Mohammad was from Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Source: IMEMC

 

Saleh Mohammad Sabra

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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

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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

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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