Amjad Eyad Azmi Husseiniyya

Their life

Amjad Eyad Azmi Husseiniyya was a 20-year-old Palestinian man from Jenin, a city in the northern West Bank. He was one of four Palestinians killed on August 16, 2021, when Israeli forces, including undercover soldiers, conducted a military raid in Jenin refugee camp. Amjad was fatally shot during an exchange of fire between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli troops who had secretly occupied a rooftop in the camp.

Amjad Eyad Azmi Husseiniyya, 20, was a resident of Jenin in the northern West Bank. On August 16, 2021, he was killed during a violent Israeli military operation in the Jenin refugee camp. The raid began when undercover Israeli soldiers infiltrated the camp using a civilian vehicle and took position on the rooftop of an under-construction residential building. Shortly afterward, additional Israeli army jeeps stormed the camp, leading to intense clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters. Unaware of the undercover unit's location, the fighters came under deadly fire, and Amjad was among those killed. He died alongside three other Palestinians. The Israeli military claimed the operation was meant to arrest a Hamas member, though no soldiers were reportedly injured. The army also raided homes and abducted a young man during the incursion. Amjad’s killing led to a general strike in Jenin as national factions mourned the loss of the four young men. His death is one of many that reflect the deadly nature of repea

How they died

Gunshot wounds inflicted by Israeli soldiers during a military raid.

Amjad was killed by live ammunition fired by Israeli forces, likely from an undercover unit that had secretly positioned itself on a rooftop within Jenin refugee camp. The fatal shots occurred during a gunfight between Palestinian resistance fighters and the Israeli military, though the specific circumstances indicate that the undercover soldiers had a tactical advantage, firing on fighters who were unaware of their presence. Amjad was among those caught in this exchange and did not survive the shooting.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Amjad Eyad Azmi Husseiniyya, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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