Samer Mahmoud Khaled
He was killed by Israeli soldiers
Samer Mahmoud Suleiman Khaled was killed by a live bullet to the neck, fired at close range by undercover Israeli soldiers while he was seated inside his car near the main entrance of the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus. Eyewitnesses and local sources described the killing as a targeted assassination, with multiple live rounds fired directly at him. The nature of the operation suggests it was premeditated, as the soldiers were not in uniform and acted covertly, striking without warning.
Samer did not pose any immediate threat at the time he was shot, and there were no reported clashes at the moment of his killing. His execution-style death indicates a deliberate decision to neutralize him rather than arrest or detain. After he was killed, the undercover unit engaged in an exchange of fire with Palestinian resistance fighters, signaling that the operation was part of a broader military campaign in the area. His death reflects the use of lethal force by Israeli forces even in non-combat circumstances, contributing to the pattern of extrajudicial killings in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Biography
Samer Mahmoud Suleiman Khaled was a 25-year-old Palestinian from al-Ein refugee camp in the city of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank. On September 1, 2022, he was shot and killed by Israeli forces near the main entrance of Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus. According to witnesses, Samer was sitting in his car when undercover Israeli soldiers opened fire, targeting him with multiple live rounds. He was struck in the neck and died at the scene. His killing came amid heightened Israeli military activity in the area and was followed by an exchange of fire between the soldiers and Palestinian resistance fighters.
Samer Khaled, 25, was a young Palestinian man who lived in the al-Ein refugee camp in Nablus, a community that endures persistent hardship under Israeli military occupation. On the morning of September 1, 2022, Samer was in his vehicle near the entrance of the Balata refugee camp when he was ambushed and fatally shot by undercover Israeli forces. Witnesses reported that he was struck in the neck with live ammunition in what they described as a targeted assassination.
Following his killing, clashes erupted between the Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters in the vicinity. The same military unit proceeded to raid the Balata camp, where they conducted home searches and arrested Jasser Abu Hamada, a former political prisoner. The incursion led to the firing of live bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades, one of which caused a fire that severely damaged a local store.
Samer’s death occurred on the same day Israeli forces killed another young man, Yazan Naim Affana, in Al-Biereh city. The coordinated nature of th
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On September 1, 2022, Samer Mahmoud Suleiman Khaled, 25, was fatally shot by Israeli soldiers in front of the main entrance to Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. According to Palestinian sources, Samer was sitting in his car when he was struck in the neck by a live bullet. Witnesses reported that undercover Israeli soldiers deliberately targeted him with multiple gunshots. Following the shooting, the undercover forces engaged in a gunfight with Palestinian resistance fighters nearby.1 israelpalestinetimeline.org Open source