Raed Ziad Abdul-Latif Abu Saif

Their life

Raed Ziad Abdul-Latif Abu Saif was a 21-year-old Palestinian man from Jenin in the northern West Bank. On August 16, 2021, he was one of four Palestinians shot and killed during an Israeli military incursion into Jenin refugee camp. The operation involved undercover Israeli soldiers and was followed by a violent exchange of gunfire. Raed lost his life in the gunfight, which erupted after resistance fighters unknowingly encountered the hidden Israeli force.

Raed Ziad Abdul-Latif Abu Saif, 21, was a resident of Jenin, a city in the northern occupied West Bank. On the morning of August 16, 2021, Raed was killed during a deadly Israeli military raid on the Jenin refugee camp. The incident began when undercover Israeli soldiers infiltrated the camp in a civilian vehicle, stormed an under-construction building, and took positions on its rooftop. Shortly after, a larger Israeli force invaded the area with military vehicles. Clashes erupted between Palestinian resistance fighters and the Israeli troops, unaware that some of the soldiers were already positioned above them. Raed was among four Palestinians killed by the gunfire coming from the rooftop. The army later claimed the incursion was part of an operation to arrest a member of Hamas, and reported no Israeli casualties. During the raid, another Palestinian was wounded, and one was abducted. Raed’s death, along with the others, sparked a general strike across Jenin declared by national factions in collective mourni

How they died

Gunshot wounds inflicted by Israeli forces during a military raid.

Raed Abu Saif was fatally shot during a firefight initiated as part of an Israeli military raid in Jenin refugee camp. Undercover Israeli forces had occupied a rooftop position and opened fire on Palestinian resistance fighters, killing Raed along with three others. The circumstances suggest he was unaware of the concealed threat posed by the undercover unit, placing him at a disadvantage in the confrontation.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Raed Ziad Abdul-Latif Abu Saif, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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