Yousef Nawwaf Mohareb

Their life

Yousef Nawwaf Mohareb was a 17-year-old Palestinian from Abwein, a town north of Ramallah in the central West Bank. He was critically injured after being shot in the neck by Israeli soldiers during a protest and later died from his wounds.

Yousef Nawwaf Mohareb lived in Abwein, a town located north of Ramallah in the central West Bank. At 17 years old, Yousef was a young Palestinian whose life was tragically affected by the ongoing conflict in the region. During a protest in his hometown, Israeli soldiers invaded Abwein and opened fire on demonstrators. Yousef was shot in the neck and underwent urgent surgery at the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, where he remained in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit for over two months. Despite the efforts of medical staff, he succumbed to his injuries 74 days after being wounded, leaving his family and community mourning the loss of a young life.

How they died

Yousef Nawwaf Mohareb died from wounds sustained after being shot in the neck by Israeli soldiers during a protest near Ramallah.

On or around May 13, 2021, Yousef Nawwaf Mohareb was shot in the neck with live ammunition fired by Israeli soldiers during a military incursion into his hometown of Abwein, north of Ramallah. The live rounds struck Yousef in the fifth and seventh vertebrae, causing critical injuries. He was immediately rushed to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, where he underwent emergency surgery. Despite intensive care and medical intervention over a period of 74 days, Yousef remained in extremely critical condition before finally succumbing to his wounds on July 26, 2021. His death reflects the severe impact of violence on Palestinian youth amid ongoing clashes in the West Bank.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Yousef Nawwaf Mohareb, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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