Amer Husam Bader

Their life

Amer Husam Bader was a 20-year-old Palestinian man from Beit Hanina, a neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem. He was shot and killed by Israeli forces on November 3, 2022, near the Council Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem following an alleged stabbing attack targeting Israeli police officers.

Amer Husam Bader, 20, was a young Palestinian resident of Beit Hanina, a neighborhood located in the northern part of occupied East Jerusalem. On November 3, 2022, he was shot and killed by Israeli police near the Council Gate (Bab al-Majlis), one of the entrances to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. According to Israeli sources, Amer allegedly carried out a stabbing attack that injured two police officers—one moderately and the other lightly—before being gunned down by security forces on the scene. The incident occurred during a time of heightened tension in occupied East Jerusalem, where heavy Israeli police and military presence frequently leads to friction with the local Palestinian population.

In the immediate aftermath of the incident, Israeli forces launched a punitive campaign in Amer’s home neighborhood. His family home in Beit Hanina was raided by dozens of Israeli soldiers, and his parents were reportedly arrested. Streets leading to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound were closed

How they died

He was shot and killed by Israeli troops

Amer Husam Bader was killed by multiple gunshots fired by Israeli security forces near the Council Gate (Bab al-Majlis) in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem on November 3, 2022. According to Israeli sources, the fatal shooting occurred after he allegedly carried out a stabbing attack that injured two police officers. Immediately after the incident, armed personnel in the area opened fire on Amer at close range, inflicting fatal wounds.

While Israeli authorities claimed he posed a threat and responded with lethal force, human rights advocates have repeatedly raised concerns about Israel’s pattern of using excessive and often fatal force against Palestinians—particularly in heavily surveilled and politically charged areas like East Jerusalem. The nature of the gunfire and the rapid escalation of force left Amer with no chance of survival. His body remained at the scene under heavy military presence before being taken away by Israeli authorities, preventing his family from immediately retrieving or mourning him. His death reflects the broader context of violent confrontations in Jerusalem, where alleged attacks often end in swift and deadly retaliation, frequently without transparent investigations or independent oversight.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Amer Husam Bader, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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