Salah Breke

Their life

Salah Breke, a 19-year-old Palestinian from Jenin refugee camp, was killed by Israeli forces on October 21, 2022, during a violent military raid into the heart of the northern West Bank city. Shot in the neck with a live round, he bled out as soldiers turned the city center into a sniper zone—one of 175 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire that year alone, including 41 children. His death came amid a relentless escalation of violence, with Israeli forces routinely storming Jenin, ransacking homes, and transforming rooftops into firing positions.

Salah Breke, a 19-year-old Palestinian from Jenin refugee camp, was killed by Israeli forces on October 21, 2022, during a violent military raid into the heart of the northern West Bank city. Shot in the neck with a live round, he bled out as soldiers turned the city center into a sniper zone—one of 175 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire that year alone, including 41 children. His death came amid a relentless escalation of violence, with Israeli forces routinely storming Jenin, ransacking homes, and transforming rooftops into firing positions.

Life Under Siege
Born into Jenin’s militant stronghold, Breke grew up under the shadow of near-daily Israeli raids. The camp, a symbol of Palestinian resistance since the Second Intifada, has long been a flashpoint for clashes. Though not known as an armed fighter, Breke joined stone-throwing protests—a desperate act of defiance against one of the world’s most militarized occupations. His final moments mirrored those of countless Palestinian youths: confronting armore

How they died

He was killed by Israeli soldiers

Salah Breke, 19, was killed by Israeli soldiers who also injured at least three others, in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Why we remember them

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

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