Youssef Nawasra

Their life

Yousef Mahdi Nawasra, a 26-year-old Palestinian from Fahma village, southwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank, was killed on May 14, 2021, during protests near the Dothan military roadblock. He was among at least nine Palestinians killed that day as demonstrations erupted across the West Bank in response to Israeli military actions in Gaza and East Jerusalem.

According to reports, Nawasra was shot with a live bullet that severed the main artery in his left thigh during clashes with Israeli forces at the Mevo Dotan checkpoint. His death was part of a broader crackdown by Israeli forces, which resulted in numerous fatalities and injuries across the West Bank on that day.

Yousef Mahdi Nawasra, a 27-year-old Palestinian from Fahma village, southwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank, was killed on May 14, 2021, during protests near the Dothan military roadblock. He was among at least nine Palestinians killed that day as demonstrations erupted across the West Bank in response to Israeli military actions in Gaza and East Jerusalem.
According to reports, Nawasra was shot with a live bullet that severed the main artery in his left thigh during clashes with Israeli forces at the Mevo Dotan checkpoint. His death was part of a broader crackdown by Israeli forces, which resulted in numerous fatalities and injuries across the West Bank on that day.
The killing of Yousef Nawasra, along with others, intensified international scrutiny over Israel's use of force during protests and raised concerns about the escalation of violence in the region.

His funeral was held in Jenin, where mourners carried his body through the streets, reflecting the community's grief and the broader sense of loss felt by Palestinians during this period of heightened tensions.

How they died

Killed by shot

Yousef Mahdi Nawasra, a 26-year-old Palestinian from Fahma village, southwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank, was killed on May 14, 2021, during protests near the Dothan military roadblock. He was among at least nine Palestinians killed that day as demonstrations erupted across the West Bank in response to Israeli military actions in Gaza and East Jerusalem.

According to reports, Nawasra was shot with a live bullet that severed the main artery in his left thigh during clashes with Israeli forces at the Mevo Dotan checkpoint. His death was part of a broader crackdown by Israeli forces, which resulted in numerous fatalities and injuries across the West Bank on that day.

Why we remember them

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

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