Amjad Osama Abu Sultan

Their life

Amjad Osama Jalal Abu Sultan was a 15-year-old Palestinian boy from Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. On October 15, 2021, he was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers near the city of Beit Jala, west of Bethlehem, in the Be’er Owna area. According to local sources, the soldiers opened fire on Amjad and another boy, 14-year-old Mohammad Khalil Al-Arouj, who was injured and later detained. The Israeli army claimed the children were attempting to throw Molotov cocktails at a road used by settlers, but human rights organizations and eyewitnesses raised serious concerns about the use of lethal force against minors. Amjad’s death led to widespread protests across the region and further fueled tensions in the West Bank.

Amjad Osama Jalal Abu Sultan, aged 15, was a Palestinian teenager from the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Like many Palestinian youth, Amjad lived in an environment shaped by military occupation, restricted movement, and frequent clashes between Israeli forces and local residents. On the evening of October 15, 2021, Amjad and another child, 14-year-old Mohammad Khalil Al-Arouj, were near the Be’er Owna area of Beit Jala, a town west of Bethlehem. Israeli soldiers opened fire on the two boys, killing Amjad and wounding and arresting Mohammad.

The Israeli military claimed that the teens were attempting to throw Molotov cocktails at the Tunnels Road, which connects the Gush Etzion settlement bloc to Jerusalem. However, Palestinian sources and rights advocates criticized the soldiers' use of live ammunition against minors, calling the killing excessive and unnecessary. Amjad died on the scene from gunshot wounds. The incident immediately sparked local protests, particularly on roads between Jerusal

How they died

Amjad Osama Jalal Abu Sultan died from gunshot wounds inflicted by Israeli soldiers.

Amjad was fatally shot by Israeli forces near Beit Jala on October 15, 2021. According to the Israeli military, soldiers opened fire after the teen and a companion allegedly attempted to throw Molotov cocktails at a road used by settlers. Witnesses and rights groups contested this justification, noting the boys were minors and that no immediate threat warranted the use of lethal force. Amjad died at the scene, while the second child was wounded and detained. The incident sparked local protests and intensified scrutiny over the Israeli military’s engagement protocols with Palestinian youth.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Amjad Osama Abu Sultan, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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