Abdul-Rahman Fathi Khazem
Shot and killed by Israeli soldiers during an ambush between Palestinian homes.
Abdul-Rahman Fathi Khazem was fatally shot by Israeli soldiers during a military operation in the Jenin refugee camp on September 28, 2022. Eyewitnesses reported that he was ambushed between Palestinian homes and executed before he had any chance to defend himself or escape. The Israeli forces employed heavy firepower, including drone strikes and live ammunition, targeting both residential areas and civilians. Abdul-Rahman’s killing was part of a broader, intense military raid involving sharpshooters positioned on rooftops and the use of armored vehicles. The assault included indiscriminate firing that hit not only combatants but also unarmed residents, medics, and journalists. His death exemplifies the lethal and sudden nature of these incursions, where Palestinians are often caught in close quarters with overwhelming military force, resulting in targeted killings and high civilian casualties.
Biography
Abdul-Rahman Fathi Khazem was a 27-year-old Palestinian from the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. He was killed on September 28, 2022, during a large-scale Israeli military invasion that involved drone strikes and heavy gunfire. Eyewitnesses reported that Abdul-Rahman was ambushed and executed by Israeli soldiers between Palestinian homes before he could react. His death was part of an assault that left four Palestinians dead and injured dozens, including children. Abdul-Rahman was the brother of Ra’ad Fathi Khazem, who had also been killed by Israeli forces earlier that year. The Israeli military targeted their family home during the operation, aiming to arrest other family members accused of attacking soldiers. The invasion sparked widespread protests and a general strike across the West Bank, with Israeli forces responding with live fire that injured many more civilians, including medics, journalists, and children. The raid deeply affected the local community, with schools forced to take precautions against the intense gunfire, and highlighted the ongoing violence and suffering faced by Palestinian families in Jenin.
bdul-Rahman Fathi Khazem was a 27-year-old Palestinian from the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank. He was killed on September 28, 2022, during a large-scale Israeli military invasion of Jenin that included drone strikes and heavy gunfire. According to eyewitnesses, Abdul-Rahman was ambushed and executed by Israeli soldiers between Palestinian homes before he had the chance to react. His killing was part of a wider assault that resulted in the deaths of four Palestinians and injuries to at least 44 others, including children. The majority of those injured were shot in the head, chest, or abdomen.
Abdul-Rahman was the brother of Ra’ad Fathi Khazem, who was also killed by Israeli forces on April 8, 2022, while hiding near a mosque in Jaffa. On the day Abdul-Rahman was killed, Israeli forces surrounded the family home and launched a missile from an armed drone in an operation targeting their father and another brother, whom the Israeli military accused of firing on soldiers weeks earlier.
The assault on Jenin triggered widespread protests and a general strike throughout the West Bank, with demonstrators taking to the streets in Ramallah, Hebron, Nablus, and other cities. The Israeli army responded with live fire, injuring many more Palestinians, including medics, journalists, and schoolchildren. The violence deeply affected the local community, as schools went into lockdown and children suffered panic attacks from the intensity of gunfire. Abdul-Rahman’s death marked yet another devastating loss for the Khazem family, which has become a symbol of both resistance and suffering in the face of continuous Israeli military operations in Jenin.
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On September 28, 2022, Abdul-Rahman Fathi Khazem, 27, was among four Palestinians killed during an Israeli military invasion of Jenin, which included drone strikes targeting Palestinian homes and buildings. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that Israeli forces killed four Palestinians and injured forty-four others, some seriously. Among the wounded were several young men with life-threatening injuries, as well as children. Most of the injured were shot in the head, neck, chest, and abdomen. Two of the seriously wounded remain unidentified due to the severity of their upper-body wounds, prompting hospitals to appeal for blood donations and help with identification. Alongside Abdul-Rahman, Mohammad Hisham Abu Na’sa, 25, from Jenin refugee camp, and Ahmad Nathmi Alawna, 26, from Jenin city, were also killed during the operation.1 israelpalestinetimeline.org Open source