Ata Yasser Ata Mousa

Their life

Ata Yasser Ata Mousa, aged 29, was a Palestinian resident of Marka village, situated south of Jenin in the northern West Bank. On the evening of September 19, 2023, he was critically wounded during a large-scale Israeli military operation in the Jenin refugee camp. The operation involved undercover Israeli forces infiltrating the camp, leading to armed confrontations with Palestinian fighters. The Israeli military employed live ammunition and drone strikes during the raid, causing significant damage to infrastructure and hindering medical personnel from reaching the wounded. Ata succumbed to his injuries in the early hours of September 20, 2023, bringing the death toll from the operation to four.

How they died

He was fatally shot during an Israeli military operation.

Ata Yasser Ata Mousa, a 29-year-old Palestinian from Marka village south of Jenin, was fatally shot during an Israeli military operation in the Jenin refugee camp on the evening of September 19, 2023. He succumbed to his injuries early the next morning, on September 20. The operation involved a significant incursion by Israeli forces, including undercover units and drone strikes, leading to multiple fatalities and injuries among Palestinian residents. Ata was among those critically wounded during this raid. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed his death, highlighting the severe impact of the military actions on the local population.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Ata Yasser Ata Mousa, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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