Jamil Mohammad al-Kayyal

Their life

Jamil Mohammad al-Kayyal was a 31-year-old Palestinian from Nablus city in the northern West Bank. He was killed on December 12, 2021, during an Israeli military operation in the Ras al-‘Ein neighborhood of Nablus. The invasion led to clashes between Palestinians and soldiers, during which Jamil was shot in the head by Israeli forces. His death sparked protests and renewed calls from Palestinians for resistance against the Israeli occupation.

Jamil Mohammad al-Kayyal was a resident of Nablus, one of the largest cities in the northern West Bank. On December 12, 2021, Israeli soldiers launched an incursion into the Ras al-‘Ein area of Nablus city, deploying several military jeeps. This invasion provoked protests by local Palestinians, during which the soldiers fired live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades. Jamil was shot directly in the head with a live round, leading to his death. Palestinian medical sources reported that the soldiers also chased civilians, ran over two young men with their jeeps, and caused numerous injuries due to tear gas inhalation. Jamil’s body was taken to a hospital in Nablus, where hundreds gathered to mourn him and protest the ongoing Israeli occupation. His death underscored the escalating violence in the area and intensified demands for liberation and justice.

How they died

Jamil Mohammad al-Kayyal was killed by a live gunshot wound to the head inflicted by Israeli soldiers during a military raid.

During the Israeli military incursion into the Ras al-‘Ein neighborhood of Nablus on December 12, 2021, soldiers fired live rounds and other crowd-control munitions at Palestinians protesting the invasion. Jamil Mohammad al-Kayyal was shot in the head with a live bullet by the Israeli forces, which caused his immediate death. The attack was part of a larger military operation that also included the use of rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, concussion grenades, and reckless vehicular pursuit of civilians, reflecting the highly volatile and dangerous conditions under which Palestinians live.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Jamil Mohammad al-Kayyal, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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