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| '''Mohammad Hossam Abdel Latif Habali''', a 22 year old mentally ill ],<ref>{{cite news |title=Israeli Soldiers Kill A Mentally Disabled Palestinian In Tulkarem– IMEMC News |url=http://imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-kill-a-palestinian-in-tulkarem/ |accessdate=20 December 2018 |date=4 December 2018}}</ref> was fatally shot in the head and lower ]s on 4 December 2018.<ref name="Aljazeera">{{cite news |title=Israeli forces kill Palestinian, 22, in Tulkarem raid |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2018/12/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-22-tulkarem-raid-181204102856165.html |accessdate=19 December 2018 |work=Al Jazeera|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219010700/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2018/12/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-22-tulkarem-raid-181204102856165.html |archivedate=19 December 2018}}</ref> According to the Palestinian news agency ], Habali was shot by by Israeli soldiers using ] amid the ] raid in ],<ref name=Wafa">{{cite news |title=Palestinians lay to rest Palestinian youth killed by Israeli forces in Tulkarem |url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=5eNf0Ya106681042017a5eNf0Y |accessdate=28 December 2018 |agency=Palestinian News & Info Agency}}</ref> a mid-sized city located in ], very close to the ] separating Israel and the West Bank.<ref name="i24"/> | '''Mohammad Hossam Abdel Latif Habali''', a 22 year old mentally ill ],<ref>{{cite news |title=Israeli Soldiers Kill A Mentally Disabled Palestinian In Tulkarem– IMEMC News |url=http://imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-kill-a-palestinian-in-tulkarem/ |accessdate=20 December 2018 |date=4 December 2018}}</ref> was fatally shot in the head and lower ]s on 4 December 2018.<ref name="Aljazeera">{{cite news |title=Israeli forces kill Palestinian, 22, in Tulkarem raid |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2018/12/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-22-tulkarem-raid-181204102856165.html |accessdate=19 December 2018 |work=Al Jazeera|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219010700/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2018/12/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-22-tulkarem-raid-181204102856165.html |archivedate=19 December 2018}}</ref> According to the Palestinian news agency ], Habali was shot by by Israeli soldiers using ] amid the ] raid in ],<ref name=Wafa">{{cite news |title=Palestinians lay to rest Palestinian youth killed by Israeli forces in Tulkarem |url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=5eNf0Ya106681042017a5eNf0Y |accessdate=28 December 2018 |agency=Palestinian News & Info Agency}}</ref> a mid-sized city located in ], very close to the ] separating Israel and the West Bank.<ref name="i24"/> | ||
| ==Background== | |||
| Wide range arrest campaigns are frequently carried out by the Israeli army across the occupied West Bank under the pretense of searching for the "wanted" Palestinians, which the Palestinian authorities say are violation of agreements Israel has signed up under the ].<ref name="Aljazeera"/> According to the ] ], 279 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in both the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip from the beginning of 2018 to 19 November.<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel shoots dead Palestinian in West Bank |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20181204-israel-shoots-dead-palestinian-in-west-bank/ |accessdate=28 December 2018 |work=Middle East Monitor |date=4 December 2018}}</ref> Hadashot news reported that ] arrested 1,380 Palestinian suspects in 2017 in similar missions. Israeli forces military operations in the West Bank were stepped up lately.<ref name="i24"/> Israeli forces arrested 24 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out on Tuesday, 4 December 2018, according to a Palestinian NGO.<ref name="Aljazeera"/> | |||
| Habali's brother, Alaa, said Mohammed was ] and was physically disabled as a result of a some-years-ago car accident leading to the breaking of his ]. Alaa said that his brother Mohammad used a stick to walk. Alaa added that Mohammad had worked in a coffee shop and was in the street after he had closed the restaurant when he saw soldiers in the area.<ref>{{cite news |title=IDF probes shooting of Palestinian in the back |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5422697,00.html |accessdate=30 December 2018 |work=Ynetnews |date=12 September 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228084127/https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5422697,00.html |archivedate=28 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ==Event== | ==Event== | ||
| On 4 December 2018, at about midnight, 100 Israeli soldiers entered Tulkarem to raid various Palestinian homes. About 30 of the soldiers spread out in small teams across a-Nuzha Street and an alley near al-Fadiliyah Boys' High School followed by the residents coming out of their homes and standing about 150 meters away from the soldiers near a local restaurant, to see what was going on.<ref name="Aljazeera2"/> | On 4 December 2018, at about midnight, 100 Israeli soldiers entered Tulkarem to raid various Palestinian homes. About 30 of the soldiers spread out in small teams across a-Nuzha Street and an alley near al-Fadiliyah Boys' High School followed by the residents coming out of their homes and standing about 150 meters away from the soldiers near a local restaurant, to see what was going on.<ref name="Aljazeera2"/> | ||
Revision as of 16:43, 31 December 2018
Mohammad Hossam Abdel Latif Habali, a 22 year old mentally ill Palestinian, was fatally shot in the head and lower limbs on 4 December 2018. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, Habali was shot by by Israeli soldiers using live ammunition amid the IDF raid in Tulkarem, a mid-sized city located in West bank, very close to the 1967 border separating Israel and the West Bank.
Event
On 4 December 2018, at about midnight, 100 Israeli soldiers entered Tulkarem to raid various Palestinian homes. About 30 of the soldiers spread out in small teams across a-Nuzha Street and an alley near al-Fadiliyah Boys' High School followed by the residents coming out of their homes and standing about 150 meters away from the soldiers near a local restaurant, to see what was going on.
A video obtained from the security-camera of a local restaurant in Tulkarem, shows that at 2:25am, three soldiers moved towards the restaurant, stopping 80 metres away, and opened fire at the people to disperse them. Mohammad Habali, one of the bystanders, walks away from the confrontation "holding a stick when he is shot from behind and falls down on face." The video shows Habali at the entrance to a restaurant standing with a group of friends before the shooting. Contrary to what Israel military said, the video showed that there was no violence or clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli army when Habali was shot killed and that the shooting was unlawful and unjustified. Another video of the scene captured by a smartphone, according to the i24NEWS, seemed to contradict with a declaration by an IDF military spokesperson saying IDF were confronted with "a violent riot in which dozens of Palestinians hurled rocks."
According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, Habali had been shot twice, once in the lower limbs and once in the head, although there were conflicting claims over whether the used bullets were rubber-coated or live ammunition. Rubber-coated bullets, aka rubber bullets, can kill if they hit vital organs.
He was taken to Thabet Thabet Hospital in Tulkarem, where he died from his gunshot wounds.
Aftermath
Funeral
Hundreds, among them Palestinian government representatives, participated in Habali's funeral. Governor of Tulkarem gave the condolences of President Mahmoud Abbas to the family of Habali.
Investigation
On 9 December 2018, after the video obtained from the security-camera of a local restaurant was revealed, The Israeli military said it had opened an investigation into the death of Mohammad Habali. The case was referred to the IDF’s Military Police Criminal Investigation Division.
According to the NGO B'tselem "the lethal shooting was not preceded by a warning, was not justified, and constitutes a violation of the law".
See also
References
- "Israeli Soldiers Kill A Mentally Disabled Palestinian In Tulkarem– IMEMC News". 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Israeli forces kill Palestinian, 22, in Tulkarem raid". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Palestinians lay to rest Palestinian youth killed by Israeli forces in Tulkarem". Palestinian News & Info Agency. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Hundreds attend funeral of young Palestinian man killed in Israeli military raid". i24NEWS. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ Fox, Tessa. "Israeli killing of young Palestinian unlawful, video shows". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Israeli military probes shooting of Palestinian in the back". ABC News. Associated Press. 9 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- Khoury, Jack; Kubovich, Yaniv (5 December 2018). "Israel Said a Palestinian Was Killed in Clashes. A Video Shows He Was Shot in the Back". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Israeli forces kill mentally-ill Palestinian in W Bank". Press TV. Retrieved 2018-12-28.