Mohammad Ammar

Their life

Mohammad Ammar was a 41-year-old Palestinian man from the al-Boreij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. He was a married father of seven children—four boys and three girls—and worked at the local town council. On September 30, 2021, Mohammad was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers near the perimeter fence of Gaza while hunting birds on Palestinian land. He was rushed to Al-Aqsa Hospital in nearby Deir al-Balah but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. His killing is part of ongoing Israeli military actions in Gaza that frequently target farmers, fishermen, and other civilians, causing casualties and significant hardship in the besieged territory.

Mohammad Ammar, aged 41, was a resident of the al-Boreij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. He was married and the father of seven children—four sons and three daughters. Ammar worked for the local town council, contributing to the community’s daily administration and services. Known by his family as a devoted father and husband, he had taken a four-day leave from work to spend time with his family and pursue his hobby of bird hunting.

On September 30, 2021, while hunting birds on Palestinian land near the Gaza Strip’s perimeter fence, Ammar was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers. According to Palestinian medical sources, he was immediately transported to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, where he was declared dead. Israeli military sources claimed that surveillance cameras observed Ammar digging near the fence while carrying a suspicious bag and that soldiers opened fire after spotting him, although no further explanation was provided.

Mohammad’s death is part of a wider pattern of Israeli military actions in Gaza that often target civilians such as farmers, fishermen, and shepherds living and working near the perimeter fence. These actions have led to numerous injuries, deaths, property damage, and confiscation of equipment, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in the blockaded Gaza Strip.

How they died

Mohammad Ammar died from a gunshot wound to the head inflicted by Israeli soldiers near the Gaza Strip perimeter fence.

On September 30, 2021, Israeli soldiers shot Mohammad Ammar in the head while he was on Palestinian land near the perimeter fence of the Gaza Strip. Ammar was reportedly hunting birds when he was targeted. He was rushed to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah but succumbed to his injury shortly after arrival. Israeli military statements claimed Ammar was seen digging near the fence carrying a suspicious bag before being shot, but Palestinian sources and witnesses stress that Ammar was a civilian engaged in bird hunting. The shooting highlights the ongoing risks faced by Gazan civilians near the perimeter due to Israeli military operations.

Why we remember them

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

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