Ala’ Nasser Ahmad Zaghal

Their life

Ala’ Nasser Ahmad Zaghal, 21, was shot in the head and killed by Israeli soldiers on October 5, 2022, during a military raid on Deir Al-Hatab, east of Nablus. He was unarmed and standing away from the clashes when targeted. Four others, including two journalists, were also shot. Ala’ was from Askar Al-Jadid refugee camp and was buried there. His death occurred amid a sharp rise in Israeli violence across the occupied West Bank.

Ala’ Nasser Ahmad Zaghal, a 21-year-old Palestinian man from Askar Al-Jadid refugee camp, located east of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, was shot and killed by Israeli forces on October 5, 2022. He was fatally struck in the head with live ammunition during an Israeli military invasion of the town of Deir Al-Hatab, east of Nablus. According to eyewitnesses and local media, Ala’ was unarmed and standing near the town’s main entrance—far from where the Israeli soldiers were engaged in clashes with local protesters—when he was deliberately targeted and gunned down.

The Israeli military claimed it had entered the town to arrest Salam Imran, a suspected resistance fighter affiliated with the Al-Qassam Brigades and the "Lion’s Den" group. During the operation, Israeli soldiers opened fire indiscriminately, wounding four other Palestinians, including two journalists—Mahmoud Fawzi and Lu’ay Samhan—who were both shot in the arm while covering the events for Palestine TV. Dozens more Palestinians suffered f

How they died

He was shot in the head and killed by Israeli soldiers

Ala’ Nasser Ahmad Zaghal was killed by a live bullet to the head fired by Israeli soldiers during a military raid in Deir Al-Hatab, east of Nablus. According to eyewitnesses and medical sources, he was unarmed and standing near the town’s main entrance—away from any active confrontations—when he was deliberately targeted. Despite not posing a threat, he was shot with precision, indicating the use of a sniper or direct targeting. His fatal injury reflects a broader pattern of excessive and lethal force used by Israeli forces against Palestinian civilians during military operations in the occupied West Bank.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Ala’ Nasser Ahmad Zaghal, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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