Odah Mohammad Sadaqa

Their life

Odah Mohammad Sadaqa was a 17-year-old Palestinian teenager from al-Midya village, west of Ramallah in the central West Bank. On June 2, 2022, Odah was fatally shot by Israeli soldiers near the Annexation Wall. At the time of the shooting, he was tending to his family’s flock and playing with other children. The area was calm, with no protests or clashes reported. He was shot in the chest with an expanding bullet and later died from his injuries at the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah.

Odah Mohammad Sadaqa was a 17-year-old boy from the village of al-Midya, located west of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank. On June 2, 2022, he was tending to his family's flock and playing near the Israeli Annexation Wall when he was shot by an Israeli soldier. According to his uncle, Odah was not involved in any protests or confrontations and was merely near the Wall, an area closely monitored by Israeli forces. The soldier, reportedly positioned in one of the fortified monitoring posts along the Wall, shot Odah in the back. The bullet, identified as an expanding round, pierced his chest. He was rushed by Palestinian medics to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah in critical condition, but succumbed to his wounds shortly after. His death occurred in a time of relative calm in the area, with local residents and media sources confirming that no unrest or demonstrations were taking place at the time. The killing sparked outrage among Palestinians, who condemned it as an unprovoked act of violence

How they died

Odah Mohammad Sadaqa died after being shot in the chest with an expanding bullet by an Israeli soldier. The bullet caused critical internal damage, leading to his death shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Odah Mohammad Sadaqa died after being shot in the chest with an expanding bullet—a type of ammunition designed to inflict maximum internal damage upon impact. The bullet entered his back and exited through his chest, causing severe trauma to his internal organs. The shot was fired by an Israeli soldier positioned in a fortified monitoring room along the illegal Annexation Wall. At the time, Odah was unarmed and reportedly tending to his family's flock and playing with other children. There were no protests or confrontations in the area when the shooting occurred. Despite being rushed to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah in critical condition, he succumbed to his injuries shortly after arrival due to the extent of the internal bleeding and organ damage. The nature of the bullet and the circumstances of the shooting indicate that Odah was killed with lethal force in a situation that posed no threat to the soldiers.

Why we remember them

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

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