Wadea’ Sbeih Hweih
He was killed by an Israeli military drone strike
Wadea’ Sbeih Hweih, 31, was killed by an Israeli military drone strike during a large-scale invasion of Nablus on October 25, 2022. The Israeli army targeted a residential building in the Northern Mountain area of the city, where Palestinian fighters were reportedly taking shelter and exchanging fire with the invading soldiers. An armed drone fired a missile at the home, killing Wadea’ instantly. The powerful explosion caused by the drone strike resulted in fatal trauma, with shrapnel and blast injuries likely contributing to his immediate death. The missile strike also damaged nearby homes, produced a strong chemical odor, and caused minor injuries among surrounding civilians. Wadea’ was among five Palestinians killed during the operation, which involved extensive use of live ammunition, drone-launched explosives, and sniper fire across the city. His death is part of a broader pattern of increased use of drone warfare by Israeli forces in populated Palestinian urban centers, often with devastating consequences for civilians and resistance fighters alike.
Biography
Wadea’ Sbeih Hweih, 31, was a Palestinian man from Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. He was one of five Palestinians killed during a large-scale Israeli military invasion of Nablus on October 25, 2022. Wadea’ lost his life when an Israeli military drone fired a missile at a house where Palestinian fighters were exchanging fire with soldiers.
Wadea’ Sbeih Hweih, 31, was a resident of Nablus, a historic city in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. On October 25, 2022, Wadea’ was killed during a major Israeli military operation that targeted multiple areas of central Nablus, including the Old City and the Northern Mountain neighborhood. In the early pre-dawn hours, Israeli forces launched an aggressive raid involving ground troops and armed drones. During the incursion, soldiers surrounded buildings, raided homes, and positioned snipers on rooftops. Armed drones fired missiles at a house where Palestinian resistance fighters were reportedly exchanging gunfire with Israeli troops. Wadea’ was inside the targeted house and was killed in the drone strike. Six others inside managed to escape. The missile attack also damaged nearby homes and exposed residents to what witnesses described as a strong chemical odor. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, Wadea’ was among five Palestinians killed in the operation, which also left 21 others inju
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On October 25, 2022, Wadea’ Sbeih Hweih, 31, was killed in a pre-dawn Israeli military drone strike during a large-scale invasion of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. The assault, which targeted several areas in the city’s center, resulted in the killing of five Palestinians and the injury of twenty-one others, including four who sustained life-threatening wounds.1 israelpalestinetimeline.org Open source