Mohammad Hisham Abu Na’sa

Their life

Ahmad Nathmi Alawna, 26, was a Palestinian resident of Jenin city in the northern West Bank. He was part of a family affected by ongoing Israeli military operations in the area, including the earlier killing of his brother, Ra’ad Fathi Khazem. Ahmad was killed during an Israeli military invasion of Jenin on September 28, 2022.

Ahmad Nathmi Alawna lived in Jenin, a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank known for frequent Israeli military incursions. His family has suffered multiple losses connected to the conflict; notably, his brother Ra’ad Fathi Khazem was killed by Israeli forces on April 8, 2022, in Jaffa while hiding near a mosque during a military raid. Following that, Israeli soldiers launched a major operation in Jenin on September 28, 2022, targeting the area with drone strikes and ground forces. The operation included bombing homes and buildings, surrounding the refugee camp, and a heavy presence of sharpshooters firing at civilians.

During this invasion, Ahmad was shot by Israeli soldiers with a live round in the head and killed. His death sparked widespread outrage and led to general strikes and protests across the occupied West Bank, including Ramallah, Hebron, and Nablus. The Palestinian Health Ministry and local eyewitnesses reported that the soldiers’ tactics involved ambushes, targeted shootings, and aggressiv

How they died

Ahmad Nathmi Alawna was killed by a live gunshot wound to the head inflicted by Israeli soldiers during the military invasion of Jenin on September 28, 2022.

Ahmad Nathmi Alawna was killed on September 28, 2022, during a large-scale Israeli military invasion of Jenin city and the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. The Israeli army launched a coordinated assault involving drone strikes, armored vehicles, bulldozers, and ground troops. This operation targeted Palestinian homes and buildings, many of which were bombed from the air and stormed on the ground.

During the invasion, Israeli soldiers employed tactics including ambushes and the use of sharpshooters positioned on rooftops and behind cover to fire live ammunition at Palestinians. Ahmad was fatally shot by a live round to the head, a wound that caused his immediate death or resulted in death shortly after due to the critical nature of the injury.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Mohammad Hisham Abu Na’sa, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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