Ahmad Mohammad Lutfi Masad
Gunshot wound to the head by Israeli forces during a pre-dawn invasion.
On April 27, 2022, 18-year-old Ahmad Mohammad Lutfi Masad was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers during a pre-dawn military operation involving large-scale invasions of Jenin, the Jenin refugee camp, and Qabatia town. The incursion included heavy exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Palestinian resistance fighters. During this operation, Ahmad was struck by a live round to the head, a fatal injury that ended his life instantly.
The head of Ibn Sina Hospital, Jani Abu Joukha, confirmed that Ahmad died from the headshot. The raid also left at least three others injured, including a 16-year-old shot in the leg, and two 19-year-olds hit in the pelvis, arm, and leg.
Israeli forces used drones and deployed armored vehicles in the invasion, causing extensive destruction of property in multiple neighborhoods. Dozens of homes were stormed and ransacked, and several Palestinians were abducted, including the son of a political prisoner.
After Ahmad’s killing, hundreds of Palestinians marched in the Jenin refugee camp, calling for continued resistance against the occupation.
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Biography
Ahmad Mohammad Lutfi Masad was an 18-year-old Palestinian youth from the town of Burqin, located west of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. He was killed by Israeli forces on April 27, 2022, during a large-scale pre-dawn military raid on Jenin, the Jenin refugee camp, and Qabatia. Ahmad was shot in the head and pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin. His death added to the growing toll of young Palestinians killed amid escalating military incursions and resistance.
Born and raised in the northern West Bank town of Burqin, Ahmad Mohammad Lutfi Masad came of age under occupation, witnessing constant military raids and the struggle of his community against the Israeli military presence. On the early morning of April 27, 2022, Ahmad was among the many residents affected when Israeli forces launched a massive and violent raid on several areas including Jenin, the Jenin refugee camp, and Qabatia. The incursion triggered armed confrontations between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli soldiers.
Ahmad was fatally shot with a live round to the head. He was quickly taken to Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin, but medical staff confirmed that the wound was unsurvivable. His killing came amid a broader Israeli campaign that left several others wounded — including a 16-year-old and two 19-year-olds — and saw drones deployed, homes ransacked, and multiple arrests carried out.
Following his death, hundreds of Palestinians poured into the streets of Jenin and its refugee camp, holding marches that called for ongoing resistance and national unity. Ahmad’s name now joins a long list of young Palestinians whose lives were cut short under occupation. His death serves as a symbol of the enduring cost of conflict and the unrelenting pressure faced by Palestinian youth in the West Bank.
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Ahmad Mohammad Lutfi Masad, 18, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers Wednesday before dawn. In addition to killing Ahmad, the soldiers injured at least three during massive invasions and exchanges of fire in Jenin, Jenin refugee camp, and Qabatia town, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. The head of Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin, Jani Abu Joukha, said the soldiers killed Ahmad after shooting him with a live round in the head. The Health Ministry in Ramallah confirmed Ahmad’s death and said the soldiers also shot a child, 16, with a live round in the leg, a young man, 19, with a live round in the pelvis, and another young man, 19, with two live rounds in the arm and leg.1 israelpalestinetimeline.org Open source