Mohammad Ayman Fathi

Their life

Mohammad Ayman Fathi was a 20-year-old Palestinian from the Tulkarem refugee camp in the northern West Bank. On May 7, 2021, he was killed alongside Abdullah Khaled Da’bas, also 20, near the Salem Israeli military roadblock close to Jenin. A third Palestinian, Ahmad Bashir Foqaha, 19, was seriously injured in the same incident.

Mohammad Ayman Fathi was a 20-year-old Palestinian from the Tulkarem refugee camp in the northern West Bank. On May 7, 2021, he was killed alongside Abdullah Khaled Da’bas, also 20, near the Salem Israeli military roadblock close to Jenin. A third Palestinian, Ahmad Bashir Foqaha, 19, was seriously injured in the same incident.

According to Israeli military sources, the three Palestinians approached the Salem military base and allegedly opened fire at the main gate using improvised submachine guns known as “Carlos.” Israeli border police and soldiers responded with live fire, killing Fathi and Da’bas on the spot and critically wounding Foqaha.

Palestinian ambulances reportedly rushed to the scene but were prevented by Israeli forces from reaching the wounded. The area was subsequently sealed off, and Palestinian journalists attempting to cover the incident were reportedly attacked.

This incident occurred during a period of heightened tensions in the region, particularly in Jerusalem and the West Bank, contributing to the broader unrest that escalated into the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.

How they died

He was fatally shot by Israeli forces

The cause of death for Mohammad Ayman Fathi was gunshot wounds inflicted by Israeli forces during an exchange of fire on May 7, 2021. According to Israeli military sources, the two Palestinians were shot and killed after allegedly firing live rounds at soldiers near the Salem military checkpoint, located west of Jenin in the northern West Bank. The Israeli army claimed that the Palestinians were using improvised Carl Gustav rifles (known as "Carlos") when they were fatally shot by Israeli forces in response.

Why we remember them

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

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