Sha’s Fuad Kamamji

Sha’s Fuad Kamamji was a 29-year-old Palestinian man from Kafr Dan, a village northwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank. Known within his community as a family man and a son of a well-known household, Sha’s belonged to a family that had already been at the center of national and international headlines. His brother, Ayham Kamamji, was one of the six Palestinian detainees who famously escaped the high-security Gilboa Prison in Israel in September 2021—a daring and rare event that held symbolic meaning for many Palestinians. Although Ayham was later recaptured, the Kamamji family became a focus of repeated Israeli military scrutiny.

On April 14, 2022, as Israeli forces carried out a military operation in Kafr Dan and other towns near Jenin, protests broke out. As residents gathered and confronted the soldiers, the army responded with live fire, rubber bullets, and tear gas. During this violent confrontation, Sha’s was shot and critically wounded. His family members were simultaneously detained nearby in a field, unaware of what had happened to him. It was only upon their release hours later that they learned of his death.

Sha’s death was part of a broader escalation in the region, as the Israeli military intensified operations across the West Bank. That same week saw the deaths of several other Palestinians, including civilians such as a 14-year-old boy, a 48-year-old woman, and a 34-year-old lawyer, killed in separate incidents.

For the Kamamji family, Sha’s death marked yet another devastating chapter in a story shaped by resistance, incarceration, loss, and collective grief. His killing underscored the human cost of the ongoing conflict and the continuing suffering of Palestinian families subjected to military raids and occupation.