Sa’ed Adnan al-Koni
He was killed by Israeli soldiers
Sa’ed Adnan al-Koni was fatally shot by Israeli soldiers who ambushed him while he was riding a motorcycle in Nablus. The soldiers, who had reportedly identified him and others as members of an armed group, opened fire without warning. Multiple live rounds struck Sa’ed, killing him instantly. According to eyewitnesses, the attack was sudden, giving Sa’ed no chance to react or escape. The soldiers seized his body and left the scene immediately afterward. This targeted killing was part of a broader Israeli military operation aimed at suppressing armed Palestinian resistance in the area.
Biography
Sa’ed Adnan al-Koni, 26, was a Palestinian resistance fighter from Nablus, in the northern West Bank. He was affiliated with the “Lions’ Den” group, which seeks to unify Palestinian fighters across different factions. On September 25, 2022, Israeli forces ambushed and shot him dead while he was riding a motorcycle in Nablus. His killing came during a wave of Israeli military operations in the area.
Sa’ed Adnan al-Koni was a 26-year-old Palestinian from the city of Nablus, a hub of youth resistance in the occupied West Bank. He was an active member of the “Lions’ Den,” a relatively new Palestinian armed group made up of fighters from multiple political movements, created to foster unity in resisting the Israeli occupation.
On the morning of September 25, 2022, Sa’ed was driving his motorcycle in the Ta’awon neighborhood of Nablus when Israeli soldiers ambushed him and opened fire. According to eyewitness accounts, the ambush was sudden, targeting both his motorcycle and a nearby car. The army claimed the men were armed and had previously fired on settlers from the Har Bracha settlement. The passengers in the vehicle managed to escape, but Sa’ed was fatally shot before he even saw the soldiers. His body was seized by the military forces before they retreated.
The assassination occurred amid a sharp rise in Israeli raids across the West Bank and was part of a larger campaign targeting members of the Lion
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On September 25, 2022, Sa’ed Adnan al-Koni, 26, was shot and killed by Israeli forces during an ambush in Nablus, located in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. According to eyewitnesses, Israeli soldiers opened fire on a motorcycle and a nearby car, targeting several Palestinians. Sa’ed, who was riding the motorcycle, was fatally shot on the spot. The occupants of the car managed to flee, although some sustained injuries in the attack. In the aftermath, Israeli soldiers abducted two other Palestinians — Ashraf Kousa and Taqeyeddin Boshkar — from the Ta’awon neighborhood and the Housing Projects area of the city.1 israelpalestinetimeline.org Open source