Mohammad Ahmad al-Madhoun

Their life

Mohammad Ahmad Abdul-Fattah al-Madhoun was a 26-year-old senior leader of the Islamic Jihad in Gaza. He was killed on August 5, 2022, when Israeli missiles struck the fifth and sixth floors of Burj Falasteen (Palestine Tower) in central Gaza City.

Mohammad Ahmad Abdul-Fattah al-Madhoun, aged 26, was a prominent senior leader of the Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza. On August 5, 2022, he was killed in a targeted Israeli missile strike that hit Burj Falasteen (Palestine Tower), a 13-story building in the heart of Gaza City that houses numerous government offices and media centers. The attack focused on the fifth and sixth floors of the tower, causing significant structural damage not only to the building but also to many surrounding businesses and residential structures. Mohammad’s death marked the beginning of a wider wave of Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, which targeted multiple neighborhoods and resistance centers. These strikes resulted in numerous casualties, including civilians and children, across the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights condemned these actions, labeling them extrajudicial assassinations and violations of international humanitarian law. Mohammad’s role within the Islamic Jihad made him a key figure in the ongoing con

How they died

Mohammad Ahmad Abdul-Fattah al-Madhoun was killed by an Israeli missile strike targeting Burj Falasteen in Gaza City.

Mohammad Ahmad Abdul-Fattah al-Madhoun, 26, was killed as a result of an Israeli missile strike targeting Burj Falasteen (Palestine Tower) in central Gaza City on August 5, 2022. The missiles specifically struck the fifth and sixth floors of the thirteen-story building, which housed government offices and media centers. The strike caused severe structural damage, leading to collapsing debris and widespread destruction within the building and surrounding areas. Mohammad was likely inside or near the targeted floors when the missiles hit, sustaining fatal injuries such as shrapnel wounds, blunt force trauma from falling debris, and possibly internal injuries caused by the blast’s force. The precision of the strike indicates it was a targeted assassination as part of a broader Israeli military campaign aimed at senior Islamic Jihad members. The attack also triggered a cascade of further bombings across Gaza, intensifying the conflict and causing additional civilian casualties.

Why we remember them

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

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