Mohammad Da’das

Their life

Mohammad Da’das was a 13-year-old Palestinian boy from the New Askar Refugee Camp near Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. On November 5, 2021, he was shot and killed by an Israeli soldier during confrontations between local Palestinian residents and Israeli forces in the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus. Mohammad was struck in the abdomen with live ammunition and was rushed to Rafidia Hospital in critical condition. Despite efforts by medical staff to resuscitate him, he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. His killing shocked the local community and drew widespread condemnation, as he was one of the youngest Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in 2021.

Mohammad Da’das was a young Palestinian child, only 13 years old, living in the New Askar Refugee Camp on the outskirts of Nablus in the northern West Bank. Like many children growing up in refugee camps, Mohammad lived in an environment shaped by displacement, military presence, and frequent confrontations between Israeli forces and Palestinian residents. On November 5, 2021, Israeli soldiers entered the nearby village of Deir al-Hatab, where clashes broke out between residents and the occupying forces.

During these confrontations, Mohammad was shot in the abdomen with live ammunition fired by an Israeli soldier. He was quickly taken to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus in critical condition, suffering from cardiac arrest upon arrival. Despite urgent medical intervention, doctors were unable to save him, and he was declared dead shortly thereafter. His death sparked grief and outrage throughout the West Bank, as video footage circulated on local media showing the moments following the shooting.

Mohammad’s killing

How they died

Mohammad Da’das died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen inflicted by an Israeli soldier.

Mohammad was fatally shot in the abdomen with live ammunition by an Israeli soldier during confrontations in the village of Deir al-Hatab on November 5, 2021. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, he was rushed to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus in critical condition and was found to be in cardiac arrest upon arrival. Despite immediate medical efforts to revive him, he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead shortly afterward. The incident raised serious questions about the use of live fire by Israeli forces during protests involving children.

Why we remember them

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

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