Adham Jamal Abdul-Rahim Mabrouka Abdul-Rahim Mabrouka

Their life

Adham Jamal Abdul-Rahim Mabrouka was a 26-year-old Palestinian man from the al-Makhfiyya neighborhood in Nablus, located in the northern occupied West Bank. On February 8, 2022, he was assassinated by undercover Israeli special forces in a targeted killing operation. Adham was in a civilian vehicle with three other men when Israeli Yamam unit soldiers opened fire, killing three and detaining one. The Israeli military claimed the men were part of a resistance group, while their deaths sparked mass protests across the West Bank. Adham was mourned by thousands, including resistance fighters, during a large funeral in Nablus.

Adham Jamal Abdul-Rahim Mabrouka, aged 26, was a resident of the al-Makhfiyya neighborhood in the city of Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Like many young Palestinians growing up under occupation, Adham lived in an environment of constant military presence and escalating confrontations. On February 8, 2022, he was traveling in a civilian vehicle with three other Palestinian men when undercover Israeli soldiers ambushed the car in the Al-Makhfiyya neighborhood.

The operation was conducted by the elite Yamam unit of the Israeli military, which claimed the men were involved in resistance activities, including alleged shootings at Israeli army posts. According to reports, more than 80 rounds of live ammunition were fired at the vehicle. Eyewitnesses described the scene as a well-planned ambush, involving at least 15 undercover operatives using unmarked civilian vehicles.

Adham, along with Ashraf Mohammad Mobaslat (21) and Mohammad Raed Dakheel (22), was killed instantly. A fourth man in the vehicle was wounde

How they died

Adham Jamal Abdul-Rahim Mabrouka died from multiple gunshot wounds after being shot by undercover Israeli soldiers in a targeted assassination.

On February 8, 2022, Adham Mabrouka was killed in a deliberate and coordinated assassination by Israeli undercover forces in the Al-Makhfiyya neighborhood of Nablus. The operation, carried out by the elite Yamam unit, involved more than fifteen soldiers using civilian vehicles to stage the ambush. They opened heavy fire on a car carrying Adham and three other men, firing approximately 80 rounds. The sudden and overwhelming use of force left Adham and two others dead at the scene. Witnesses confirmed the soldiers continued shooting even after the initial shots. Israeli authorities claimed the men were members of an armed group, while human rights organizations and local leaders condemned the killings as extrajudicial executions. Adham’s death reflects a pattern of targeted killings carried out without trial or arrest, a practice that has faced international criticism.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Adham Jamal Abdul-Rahim Mabrouka Abdul-Rahim Mabrouka, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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