Odai Trad Hisham Salah

Their life

Odai Trad Hisham Salah was a 17-year-old Palestinian from Kafr Dan village, located west of Jenin in the northern West Bank. He was killed on September 15, 2022, during an Israeli military invasion of his village. The soldiers shot Odai with an expanding bullet to the head, killing him instantly amidst violent clashes and protests in the area.

Odai Trad Hisham Salah was a young Palestinian teenager from the village of Kafr Dan, situated west of the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. On September 15, 2022, his life was tragically cut short during a large-scale Israeli military invasion targeting his village. The operation involved numerous military vehicles entering Kafr Dan, which sparked widespread protests from local residents. During the violent confrontation, Israeli soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades at the protesting Palestinians.

Odai was shot directly in the head by an expanding bullet, a type of ammunition designed to cause severe internal damage, leading to his immediate death. The same military incursion left three other Palestinians wounded, one critically, including Ahmad Rashad, who was shot in the back. The Israeli forces also obstructed Palestinian journalists, threatening media crews trying to cover the invasion, and ransacked homes linked to Palestinian fighters involved in recent clashes with Israeli forces.

The military siege of Kafr Dan lasted several hours, during which the town was isolated and declared a closed military zone. Soldiers deployed sharpshooters on rooftops, further escalating the danger for civilians and residents, including children who faced trauma from the intense violence. Odai’s death is part of a series of lethal encounters between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians in the West Bank during a period marked by heightened tensions and frequent military raids. His community continues to mourn his loss while facing ongoing challenges under occupation.

How they died

He was killed by Israeli soldiers

Odai Trad Hisham Salah’s cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head inflicted by Israeli soldiers during their military invasion of Kafr Dan village. According to medical sources at Khalil Suleiman governmental hospital in Jenin, he was shot with an expanding bullet—a type of ammunition designed to cause greater tissue damage upon impact. The bullet struck his head, resulting in immediate and fatal injuries. The use of such a bullet caused severe trauma, leading to his instant death at the scene. This occurred amid violent clashes during the military operation, which also left several other Palestinians injured.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Odai Trad Hisham Salah, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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