Fahd Zidan Oweis
Fahd Zidan Oweis died after being shot by Israeli forces in the town of Al-Lubban al-Sharqiyya, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian officials stated that the 15-year-old was shot at dawn during Israeli military activity in the area. Reports also indicated that Israeli forces prevented medical crews from immediately reaching him and later withheld his body.
Fahd Zidan Oweis was fatally shot by Israeli soldiers during an Israeli military operation near Al-Lubban al-Sharqiyya in the Nablus governorate. Palestinian authorities said the teenager was killed by live fire and that emergency medical teams from the Palestine Red Crescent were initially prevented from reaching him. Israeli authorities stated that the boy had been part of a masked group throwing stones at Israeli vehicles on a nearby road, describing him as a security threat during what they called a counterterrorism operation. Palestinian sources and activists criticized the shooting and the subsequent withholding of his body, arguing that such actions amount to collective punishment against grieving families. His death occurred amid escalating violence across the occupied West Bank, including frequent military raids, settler attacks, and confrontations between Israeli forces and Palestinians since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023.
Biography
Fahd Zidan Oweis was a Palestinian teenager from the occupied West Bank who became one of the youngest fatalities reported during ongoing violence in the region. His death drew attention because of his age, the circumstances surrounding the shooting, and reports that his body was withheld by Israeli authorities.
Fahd Zidan Oweis was a 15-year-old Palestinian boy from the town of Al-Lubban al-Sharqiyya in the Nablus area of the occupied West Bank. He lived during a period of intensified conflict marked by frequent Israeli military raids, settler violence, checkpoints, and clashes across Palestinian towns and villages. Reports of his death emerged amid broader regional tensions connected to the Gaza war and increasing violence in the West Bank. Palestinian officials and residents described his killing as part of a wider pattern of deadly force used during military operations in Palestinian communities. His case also attracted attention because authorities reportedly withheld his body after the shooting, a practice widely criticized by Palestinian human-rights groups and advocacy organizations.
Additional Information
Fahd Zidan Oweis died after being shot by Israeli forces in the town of Al-Lubban al-Sharqiyya, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian officials stated that the 15-year-old was shot at dawn during Israeli military activity in the area. Reports also indicated that Israeli forces prevented medical crews from immediately reaching him and later withheld his body.
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen, as settlers set mosque and cars ablaze in West Bank1 newarab.com Open source
Palestinian Authority Says Teen Killed by Israeli Forces in West Bank2 english.aawsat.com Open source
Israeli forces kill 15-year-old Palestinian boy in West Bank3 arabnews.com Open source