Mofeed Mahmoud Ekhlayyil

Their life

Mofeed Mahmoud Ekhlayyil, a 44-year-old Palestinian from Beit Ummar, a town north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers during a military raid on November 29, 2022. The attack left 21 other Palestinians wounded, including nine with live gunshot injuries, further escalating the cycle of violence in the region.

In the early hours of November 29, 2022, Israeli forces stormed Beit Ummar, triggering confrontations with local residents. Soldiers opened fire with live ammunition, striking Mofeed in the head with a high-velocity bullet. Despite emergency medical efforts at Al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron, he succumbed to his catastrophic brain injury caused by the gunshot wound.

Medical reports confirmed that nine other Palestinians were shot with live rounds, including:

One man with a moderate-to-serious chest wound (later stabilized).
Another with a shoulder injury.
Four struck in the arms.
Two sustaining leg and foot wounds.
Israeli forces raided and ransacked the local Beit Ummar medical clinic, obstructing emergency care, while also blocking access to Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie with concrete barriers.

How they died

He was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers

Mofeed Mahmoud Ekhlayyil, 44, died from a penetrating gunshot wound to the head fired by Israeli soldiers during a military raid on Beit Ummar. Medical reports from Al-Ahli Hospital confirmed the high-velocity round caused immediate skull fracture, severe brain trauma, and uncontrollable bleeding, leading to rapid neurological failure. Despite emergency surgery, the catastrophic damage proved fatal within hours. The wound’s characteristics matched military-grade ammunition, with forensic indicators suggesting a direct, aimed shot rather than accidental or ricochet fire. His death reflects a documented pattern of lethal headshots by Israeli forces in the West Bank, often without justification or accountability. No official investigation was conducted into the shooting.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Mofeed Mahmoud Ekhlayyil, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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