Ahmad Zahi Shamsa

Their life

Ahmad Zahi Daoud Bani Shamsa was a 16-year-old Palestinian boy from Beita village in the northern West Bank. He was shot in the head with live ammunition by Israeli forces on June 16, 2021, during a protest against the establishment of an illegal settlement outpost on Jabal Sabih. Ahmad died from his wounds the next morning at Rafidia Governmental Hospital in Nablus. His death was the fourth fatality in Beita linked to protests against Israeli land confiscation that year.

Ahmad Zahi Daoud Bani Shamsa was a 16-year-old Palestinian boy from the village of Beita, located in the northern West Bank. He was shot by Israeli forces on June 16, 2021, during a protest in his hometown against the establishment of an illegal Israeli settlement outpost on Jabal Sabih. Ahmad sustained a critical gunshot wound to the head and was rushed to Rafidia Governmental Hospital in Nablus, where he underwent emergency surgery. Despite efforts to save him, he succumbed to his injuries on the morning of June 17, 2021. His killing marked the fourth fatality from Beita in a series of deadly confrontations between local residents and Israeli forces in response to ongoing land seizures and settlement expansion. The protest movement in Beita had gained momentum in early 2021, as villagers resisted the appropriation of their land. Ahmad's death, like the others before him, has gone uninvestigated by the Israeli military, deepening a pattern of impunity and injustice surrounding the use of lethal force against

How they died

Shot in the head with live ammunition by Israeli forces during a protest in Beita; died from his wounds the following morning.

Ahmad was fatally wounded by a live round to the head, fired by Israeli forces during a protest in Beita on June 16, 2021. The protest was part of an ongoing campaign by local residents against the establishment of an illegal Israeli settler outpost on Jabal Sabih. Ahmad was immediately transported to Rafidia Governmental Hospital, where he underwent surgery. Despite medical efforts, he died of his injuries on June 17. The fatal shooting occurred amid widespread demonstrations in Beita, which had already seen multiple civilian casualties in preceding weeks. No investigation into his death was opened by the Israeli military.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Ahmad Zahi Shamsa, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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