Mohammed Amhaz
Mohammed Amhaz died from gunshot wounds after Israeli soldiers fired on the group he was with while they were standing near a bulldozer conducting road-clearing and recovery work in southern Lebanon. The shooting occurred during a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Mohammed Amhaz was fatally shot during an incident in Nabatieh al-Fawqa while accompanying a team from the Islamic Health Association that was working alongside a bulldozer to clear roads and recover bodies trapped beneath collapsed structures. Lebanese officials said the team was performing humanitarian and recovery operations when Israeli troops opened fire without justification, describing the incident as a violation of the ceasefire. In contrast, the Israeli military said its forces engaged individuals it considered armed Hezbollah operatives after they entered an Israeli-declared security zone and ignored warning shots. Regardless of the differing accounts, Mohammed Amhaz died as a result of the gunfire during the encounter.
Biography
Mohammed Amhaz was a Lebanese emergency response worker associated with the Islamic Health Association, an emergency medical and rescue organization linked to Hezbollah. According to Lebanese authorities, he participated in humanitarian recovery efforts in southern Lebanon, including clearing damaged roads and assisting in the recovery of victims following intense fighting. He was killed on 23 June 2026 during a shooting incident near Nabatieh al-Fawqa amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Mohammed Amhaz was a Lebanese emergency response worker affiliated with the Islamic Health Association, an emergency service organization that operates in southern Lebanon. His work involved participating in rescue and recovery operations in communities affected by armed conflict, including assisting with clearing damaged roads and supporting efforts to recover victims from destroyed areas. On 23 June 2026, he was part of a team working alongside a bulldozer in the al-Deir neighbourhood of Nabatieh al-Fawqa to reopen access routes and recover bodies from beneath the rubble left by recent fighting. During this mission, he was fatally shot in an incident involving Israeli forces amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. His death became one of the first reported fatal incidents following the latest truce and drew widespread attention because of the conflicting accounts surrounding the circumstances of the shooting. Lebanese authorities and Hezbollah described him as participating in humanitarian recovery operations, while the Israeli military stated that those targeted were Hezbollah operatives. His death underscored the continuing dangers faced by emergency and recovery personnel working in conflict-affected areas of southern Lebanon.
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Israeli troops kill two in south Lebanon after lull in fighting, authorities say1 bbc.com Open source
Israeli fire kills two in Lebanon as Hezbollah slams truce ‘violation’2 aljazeera.com Open source