Ibrahim Nabulsi
He was killed by Israeli soldiers
Ibrahim Nabulsi was killed by live fire and explosive shelling during a massive Israeli military operation in the Old City of Nablus. He was inside a residential building that was besieged and shelled by Israeli forces. After a prolonged exchange of fire between resistance fighters and Israeli troops, Ibrahim was fatally shot and later pronounced dead. His body was recovered amidst the rubble after the shelling ended.
Biography
Ibrahim Nabulsi, 30, was a prominent Palestinian resistance fighter from the city of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. He was known locally as a senior member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, affiliated with the Fateh movement. Widely regarded as a symbol of defiance among Palestinian youth, Nabulsi had long evaded multiple Israeli assassination attempts. He was accused by Israeli forces of participating in numerous shooting attacks targeting their incursions into Nablus and its surrounding areas. On August 9, 2022, he was killed along with two others—Islam Sbouh, 22, and Hussein Jamal Taha, 16—during a large-scale Israeli military offensive in the Old City of Nablus. Despite his militant profile, Ibrahim was seen by many in Nablus as a local hero who had resisted occupation under extreme pressure and continuous threat.
Born and raised in Nablus, Ibrahim Nabulsi became a key figure within the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, where he played a leading role in organizing armed resistance against repeated Israeli military incursions. Known by some as "The Lion of Nablus," Ibrahim had survived numerous Israeli attempts on his life, including a raid in February 2022 that resulted in the deaths of three other fighters while he managed to escape. Nabulsi's prominence grew as he evaded capture, inspiring many Palestinians amid growing unrest in the West Bank. On the morning of August 9, 2022, Israeli forces launched a large-scale operation in Nablus involving hundreds of soldiers, armored vehicles, and drones. The army surrounded a house in the Old City where Ibrahim was staying. A prolonged gunfight ensued, during which Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition, gas canisters, and eventually shelling. Ibrahim, along with fellow fighters Islam Sbouh and 16-year-old Hussein Taha, was killed during the exchange. The attack also resulted in over 40 wounded Palestinians, including four in critical condition. The offensive left the Old City under lockdown, with mosques broadcasting calls for blood donations and medical workers struggling to reach the injured due to Israeli restrictions.
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August 9, 2022 — Ibrahim Nabulsi, 30, was killed by Israeli forces during a large-scale military operation in the Old City of Nablus, located in the northern occupied West Bank. He was one of three Palestinians who lost their lives in the raid, alongside Islam Sbouh, 22, and Hussein Jamal Taha, 16. The Israeli military launched a heavily armed incursion into Nablus with hundreds of soldiers supported by armored vehicles and jeeps. According to Ahmad Jibril, head of the Emergency Department at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Nablus, the army targeted the eastern neighborhood and the historic Old City. As soldiers moved in, dozens of residents took to the streets in protest. Israeli troops responded with a barrage of live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, and tear gas canisters. The soldiers eventually surrounded a house in the Old City believed to be sheltering Ibrahim Nabulsi and others. The army fired shells at the building, triggering intense exchanges of gunfire between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli forces. During the confrontation, Nabulsi, Sbouh, and Taha were fatally shot. More than 40 Palestinians were wounded, four of them critically. Nabulsi and Sbouh were both members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a faction aligned with the Fateh movement. The group confirmed that both men were senior fighters and said Israeli forces had been attempting to assassinate them for some time. Israel accused Nabulsi of orchestrating numerous shooting attacks against its troops during prior military raids in Nablus and surrounding areas. Earlier in the year, on February 8, Israeli forces killed three other fighters—Ashraf Mohammad Mobaslat, 21; Mohammad Raed Dakheel, 22; and Adham Jamal Mabrouka, 26—during a similar raid. Nabulsi was present during that operation but escaped unharmed.1 israelpalestinetimeline.org Open source