Mahdi Mohammad Ladadwa

Their life

Mahdi Mohammad Ladadwa, 17, was killed on October 7, 2022, by Israeli soldiers in the village of Al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiyya, located northwest of Ramallah in the central West Bank. During an Israeli military operation responding to an attack by illegal Israeli settlers on a local home, Mahdi was shot with live ammunition amid violent clashes between Palestinian residents and soldiers. Despite efforts by Palestinian Red Crescent medics, who faced obstacles reaching him, Mahdi succumbed to his serious wounds. His death was part of a broader escalation of violence in the area, which saw multiple Palestinians injured and another child, Adel Ibrahim Adel Daoud, killed on the same day.

On October 7, 2022, Mahdi Mohammad Ladadwa, a 17-year-old Palestinian from Al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiyya village near Ramallah, was killed during a violent Israeli military incursion. The incident occurred as local Palestinians were attempting to prevent an attack by illegal Israeli settlers against the home of Mohammad Saleh Shreiteh in the village. The Israeli soldiers responded by invading the area and firing live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas, and concussion grenades at the Palestinian civilians.

Mahdi was shot with live ammunition during the confrontation. Medical sources reported that he sustained serious wounds and, despite urgent medical attention from Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) medics, who initially faced violent obstruction by the soldiers, Mahdi ultimately died from his injuries. The PRCS also reported that its medics treated multiple Palestinians injured by rubber bullets and other effects of the military assault, with several others beaten or suffering from tear gas inhala

How they died

He died from gunshot wounds

Mahdi Mohammad Ladadwa died from gunshot wounds inflicted by Israeli soldiers during a military operation in his village. He was shot with live ammunition amid clashes between Palestinian residents and Israeli forces, leading to severe injuries from which he succumbed.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Mahdi Mohammad Ladadwa, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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