Mohammed Bani Odeh
Mohammed Bani Odeh died from gunshot wounds after Israeli forces fired multiple rounds at the family vehicle in Tammun on 15 March 2026. He was traveling with his parents and three brothers when the shooting occurred. He was killed alongside his parents, Ali Khaled Bani Odeh and Waad Othman Bani Odeh, and his younger brother Othman, while his two older brothers survived with injuries.
Mohammed Bani Odeh was killed when Israeli forces opened fire on the vehicle carrying him and his family in the town of Tammun, south of Tubas, in the occupied West Bank. The shooting occurred shortly after midnight as the family was returning home from a shopping trip in Nablus ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday. The Israeli military stated that its soldiers fired because they believed the vehicle posed an immediate threat during an operation. Surviving family members, local witnesses, and Palestinian sources disputed that account, saying the vehicle had stopped before the shooting and that no warning was given.
Biography
Mohammed Bani Odeh was a five-year-old Palestinian boy from Tammun in the occupied West Bank. He was the son of Ali Khaled Bani Odeh and Waad Othman Bani Odeh and had three brothers: Khaled, Mustafa, and Othman. According to his family, he accompanied his parents and siblings on a shopping trip to Nablus ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday. While returning home, the family's vehicle came under Israeli gunfire, resulting in the deaths of Mohammed, his parents, and his younger brother.
Mohammed Bani Odeh was a five-year-old Palestinian child who lived with his parents and three brothers in Tammun, south of Tubas, in the occupied West Bank. His father had recently returned home after several weeks working at a construction site in Israel, and the family traveled to Nablus to shop for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday. According to his grandmother, Mohammed, who attended kindergarten, had been sitting between his mother and father in the front of the vehicle as the family drove home. When Israeli forces opened fire on the car during a military operation in Tammun, he was fatally wounded. His parents and younger brother Othman were also killed, while his older brothers, Khaled and Mustafa, survived with injuries. His grandmother later recalled that when the shooting began, Mohammed fell into Mustafa's lap, covering his brother's clothes with blood.
Pleas of Surviving Relatives and Family if any
His grandmother, Najah Bani Odeh, said the family had been unaware of any military operation as they drove home and maintained that they were civilians returning from a shopping trip. She recounted that the children had been singing and enjoying the journey before the shooting began. Mohammed's brother, Khaled Bani Odeh, described witnessing the deaths of his parents and brothers and urged recognition of what had happened.
Additional Information
Mohammed Bani Odeh died from gunshot wounds after Israeli forces fired multiple rounds at the family vehicle in Tammun on 15 March 2026. He was traveling with his parents and three brothers when the shooting occurred. He was killed alongside his parents, Ali Khaled Bani Odeh and Waad Othman Bani Odeh, and his younger brother Othman, while his two older brothers survived with injuries.
Sources & References
'My mother cried out one last time': Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car1 bbc.com Open source
Four members of the Bani Odeh family were killed on 15 March 2026 when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) opened fire on their car in Tammun in the West Bank.2 en.wikipedia.org Open source
Family of four, including two kids, shot dead by Israeli forces in Tammun, northern West Bank3 english.wafa.ps Open source