Daoud Mohammad Zobeidi

Their life

Daoud Mohammad Zobeidi, 40, was a Palestinian resident of the Jenin Refugee Camp in the northern West Bank. He was a former political prisoner and the brother of Zakariyya Zobeidi, a high-profile Palestinian detainee who escaped from Israel’s Gilboa prison in 2021. Daoud came from a family deeply affected by the Israeli occupation—his mother and brother Taha were both killed by Israeli forces during the 2002 invasion of Jenin camp. Known for his resilience, Daoud remained active in his community despite his family’s long history of suffering under military violence. On May 13, 2022, he was shot in the abdomen during an Israeli military raid, and despite undergoing surgery and intensive care, he died of his wounds on May 15, 2022 at Rambam Hospital in Haifa. His death drew protests from Israeli extremists and further underscored the targeting of Palestinian families deeply tied to resistance.

Daoud Mohammad Zobeidi, 40, was a resident of the Jenin Refugee Camp in the northern occupied West Bank. A former political prisoner, he was the brother of Zakariyya Zobeidi, one of the six Palestinians who famously escaped from Israel’s high-security Gilboa Prison in 2021. Daoud came from a family deeply affected by Israeli military violence — his mother and brother Taha were both killed during the Israeli invasion of Jenin on April 6, 2002. Despite these devastating losses, Daoud continued to live in Jenin, where he remained connected to his community. He was seriously injured by Israeli forces during a military raid in the camp, which also wounded 12 others. He was transferred to Rambam Hospital in Haifa for emergency care but succumbed to his wounds two days later.

How they died

Daoud Mohammad Zobeidi died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen inflicted by Israeli soldiers during a military raid on the Jenin refugee camp. The bullet caused critical internal injuries, and although he underwent two surgeries and was placed in intensive care at Rambam Hospital in Haifa, he succumbed to his wounds two days later, on May 15, 2022. His condition was considered life-threatening from the outset, and despite medical efforts, he could not recover.

Daoud Zobeidi died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen sustained during an Israeli military raid on the Jenin refugee camp. After being shot, he was given initial treatment by Palestinian medics at Ibn Sina Hospital and later transferred to Rambam Hospital in Haifa due to the severity of his injuries. He underwent two surgeries and was placed in intensive care, but his condition was deemed life-threatening. Despite medical intervention, Daoud died on May 15, 2022, two days after he was shot. He was declared under arrest while in critical condition, and right-wing Israeli activists protested his treatment in the hospital.

Why we remember them

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

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