### Chronology: Shooting and Detention of Saeed and Ilyas Rabaa / Al-Amour (April 2025) *** **April 17, 2025 (around 6:30 p.m.):** 16-year-old Ilyas Saeed Rabaa sees three armed Israeli settlers setting up iron pillars on his family’s farmland in Al-Rakeez, cultivated since 2012. Ilyas and his father, Sheikh Saeed Rabaa (60) (also called Saeed Al-Amour by the press and the activists), confront them. One settler (identified as a local outpost security guard) attacks Ilyas, seizes his phone, and chokes him. Saeed is shot in the leg by the settler after trying to help his son. Saeed collapses and bleeds heavily. Israeli soldiers prevent an ambulance and neighbors from assisting. **Later that evening:** Israeli Soldiers detain Ilyas, blindfold and shackle him, and accuse him of trying to seize the settler's weapon. He is held for a full day outside, given only stale bread, and later transferred to Ofer Prison. Saeed is hospitalized at Soroka Medical Center (Be’er Sheva). His right leg is amputated above the thigh. Despite being shot and hospitalized, he remains handcuffed to his bed. **April 20, 2025:** Both Saeed (via medical escort) and Ilyas (via video link) appear before an Israeli military judge. The court orders their release on bail (NIS 5,000 each). Israeli authorities delay Saeed's release, citing lack of an entry permit — even though Israeli forces brought him into Israel. **April 21, 2025:** Saeed is handed over to the Palestinian Red Crescent at the Meitar checkpoint and transferred to Al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron for further treatment. ### The details given by the differents local, Israeli or international activists *** **On April 17, 2025**, dozen of settlers attaked the hamel of Al-Rakeez. Saeed Al-Amour, a 60-year-old Palestinian near the village of At-Tuwani in Masafer Yatta (southern Hebron), was shot in the leg by the Israeli settler Binyamin Bodenheimer (the security coordinator of the Avigail settlement) while Sheik Saeed Al-Amour working on his land. Saeed was left bleeding on the ground for an extended period, denied immediate medical care. The delay led to a failed surgery and ultimately the amputation of his leg. Saeed’s 15-year-old son, who was attacked alongside him, was abducted from the scene after his father was shot and has since been held at the Israeli Ofer detention camp. Binyamin Bodenheimer—the settler who shot Saeed—is the security coordinator of the settlement of Avigail. As the person responsible for the settlement’s security, he is deeply committed to acting in the settlement’s interests, which means to the harm of his Palestinian neighbors. His activities include, among other things, expelling shepherds from their lands, harassing residents who are under threat of expulsion, and invading villages with youths from the settlement. **Aftermath** The 15 year-old son of Saeed, Elyas, remains in Israeli detention. The settler who shot Saeed has not been arrested or even questioned. In fact the settler returned tor Khirbet AL-Rakeez with Israeli forces. He has the soldiers there at his directive to make sure he is able to dig on the same land where he opened fire. Attempting to claim the land for his own. He showed he wants to continue tormenting Saeed’s family, who are still processing the trauma and the new reality. Maybe he wanted to remind them that he’s there, that he’s free, and that he can keep harming them — under the support and protection of the apartheid regime. Saeed is now under medical supervision, paying the price of a system that protects settlers and punishes the victims. **According to masafering on April 20** : *"We have full names of the attackers. Today, while Sheikh Saeed lies in the hospital with his leg amputated after being shot on Thursday by a settler, a hearing was held on the matter at the military court of the apartheid regime. However, the suspects are not the settlers who attacked Saeed and his son, but the victims themselves. Saeed was detained as a prisoner at Soroka Hospital and was not allowed to receive visitors or see his relatives or family members. * *On April 20, the court decided to release Saeed and his son from detention, demanding 10,000 shekels for their release. Due to technical reasons, the release will be delayed and will only take place tomorrow. Many complaints have been filed against the perpetrator, Benyamin Bodenheimer with the police, along with documentation proving the allegations, but the police, of course, are unfazed. Those belonging to the “superior race” are exempt from the law. Even when Bodenheimer shot Saeed, he was not required to appear for questioning (as far as is known). As for his arrest—there is no question of that, while Saeed, who was shot by him, is held as a detainee in the hospital*. *Today, Bodenheimer returned again to the area where the incident occurred, near Saeed’s home. Apparently, it was not enough for him, and he wants to continue making Saeed’s family’s life miserable as they are still processing the fresh trauma and new reality forced upon them. Apparently, the attacker also wanted to remind them that he is there at any given moment, that he is free and can continue to harm them as much as he wants, with the assistance and protection of the apartheid regime.* *Shooter's name: Binyamin Bodenheimer His accomplice: Amihai Shilo"* *Complaints were filed against Bodenheimer with the police, along with documented evidence supporting the claims — but, of course, the police are unfazed. Those belonging to the "superior race" are exempt from the law. Even after the shooting of Saeed, he was not required to appear for questioning (as far as we know). Not to mention arrest — while Saeed, who was shot by him, is detained in the hospital.* **On April 21**, Israeli forces released Saeed Al-Amour and he comes back to his house by ambulance. His son, Eliya, was released sooner in the same day. **On April 22,** Israeli forces launched another demolition operation in Masafer Yatta, destroying two residential homes in the village of Tuwani, belonging to the Al-Amour family—relatives of Sheikh Saeed from the nearby village of Al-Rakeez. Four adults and five children have been left homeless. This operation can be understand as a retaliation or a taregted harassement against this family in order to stela their land. ### The campaign of harassment continues *** **On July 21, 2025:** Settler attack on Sheikh Said's family, during which soldiers attacked the Sheikh's sons, broke the hand of one of them and then took them to a night of torture at the military base. Benjamin Bodheimer was present; **On July 24, 2025:** In a car near Sheikh Said's house in Kfar Rakhiz, sat Benjamin Bodenheimer — rabbi of the Abigail settlement. Three months ago, he shot the sheikh in the leg, leading to its amputation. Now he returns almost daily, a constant threat, reminding the family that the man who disabled their father is still here — waiting for another chance. ### Context & Background: *** The attack occurred near the Avigayil outpost, officially legalized by Israel in September 2023. Avigayil has been expanding and threatens nearby Palestinian communities like Al-Rakeez, al-Mufaqara, and Shaab al-Butum. Settler violence and military restrictions have intensified in Masafer Yatta, especially after October 7, 2023. Local Palestinians report daily harassment, crop destruction, and land takeovers by settlers.

On April 17, 2025, on Thursday evening, two Palestinians were killed and another injured when Israeli forces stormed the town of Osarin, south of Nablus amid heavy live ammunition, and clashes erupted in the area. **According to documentation collected by Defense for Children International - Palestine.** - Jihad Adham Rebhi Adeli, 16, was shot and killed by Israeli forces around 9:15 p.m. on April 17. - Shortly after, Israeli forces closed off the area, located near the closed entrance to Osarin next to Route 90. - About ten minutes later, a young man who was with Jihad who sustained injuries reached the center of Osarin and informed the residents that Jihad and another young man were shot by Israeli forces. - Palestinian ambulances attempted to reach the scene and provide aid but were blocked by Israeli forces. - Then the bodies of both killed were being withheld by Israeli authorities - The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that a 20-year-old Palestinian man was also wounded by gunfire and treated at the scene : "The young man sustained a gunshot wound to the knee," said Amid Ahmad, Director of the Emergency and Ambulance Center in Nablus. **IDF statement** Acccording to Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian @manniefabian (Military correspondent of Times of Israel and former IDF soldier) *"IDF troops killed two Palestinians who were allegedly hurling stones at Israeli motorists in the West Bank this evening. The military says soldiers of the 636th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit, who were waiting in an ambush near the town of Usarin, spotted three Palestinians hurling stones at cars on a nearby highway. The soldiers opened fire on the suspects, killing two and wounding the third, the IDF says."* **Names of the martyrs:** - Jihad Adham Abdullah Adeeli (16 years old) - Saif Ghassan Jabr Adeeli (19 years old Both were residents of Osarin. Their killing comes just hours after the town mourned the death of detainee Musab Adeili, 20, who passed away at Israel’s Soroka Hospital shortly before his scheduled release. 

On the 51st Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, prisoners institutions announce the killing of the 64th detainee in Israeli prison since October 7, 2023. 20-year-old detainee Musab Hassan Omar Odeili hailing from the town of Huwara, south of Nablus, has succumbed to his wounds sustained die to severe torture inside Israeli occupation prisons. ▪️On the eve of Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, 20-year-old Musab Hasan Omar Adeili from Nablus was declared dead inside the Israeli occupation’s Soroka hospital, just three days before his scheduled release. ▪️Detained on March 22, 2024, Adeili’s killing exposes the systematic torture, medical neglect, and revenge policies practiced inside Zionist prisons. ▪️Hamas condemned the act as a continuation of Israel’s slow execution of prisoners and affirmed that such crimes raise the number of confirmed prisoner martyrs since the genocide began to 64. ▪️Since 1967, 301 Palestinian detainees have been killed in Israeli prisons, with 73 bodies still withheld. ▪️Rights groups warn that thousands of Palestinians remain held under inhumane conditions, facing torture, starvation, and medical neglect.

Around 3:45 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted the Faylouna family house in the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City, killing six members of the family. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Rafiq Faylouna 2. Rafiq Faylouna's wife 3. Ahmad Rafiq Faylouna (son) 4. Muhammad Rafiq Faylouna (son) 5. Abdurahman Rafuq Faylouna (son) 6. Abdullah Rafiq Faylouna (son)

A midday Israeli airstrike targeted displacement tent in Mawasi Khan Younis, killing at least three people and injuring a dozen others.

On April 14, 2025, Israeli sepcial forces stormed Jenin Governmental Hospital (also called Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospita) in the northern occupied West Bank on Monday and detained a Palestinian child. - Israeli forces stormed the Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospital, reaching the registration and emergency departments, - They invaded units and detained several hospital staff members before withdrawing. - They abducted the child Ahmad al-Awartani - Widely circulated footage showed Israeli soldiers storming a commercial shop outside the hospital, forcing young men out, amid heightened tension in the area. **Context :** The Jenin R.C. is occupied since the end of January by Israeli forces and now under Permanent Military occupation. (Iron Wall Operation). In this context, Jenin governemental hospital was under siege and attacks during more than one month (January 21 to March 1). Storming a hospital, threatening medical staff, abducting a patient, and especially abducting a child are four clear violations of international laws : - Geneva Conventions (especially the Fourth Geneva Convention): protects hospitals, medical staff, and civilians, including children, during armed conflict. - International Humanitarian Law (IHL): prohibits attacks on medical facilities and kidnapping civilians. - Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC): protects children from abduction and harm during conflicts. - Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC): classifies attacking hospitals and abducting civilians as war crimes.

On April 14 2025, Malek Ali Al-Hattab 18 y/0 (or 16 y/o According to Defence for Children International - Palestine), from Ramallah and Al-Bireh/Jalazone Camp died of a live bullet wound to the abdomen, during the Israeli forces' raid on Jalazone camp. - At approximately 12:30 a.m. on April 14, Israeli forces raided the camp using two heavily armored military vehicles, one mounted with a rooftop machine gun. - During the operation, Israeli forces repeatedly cut off electricity and disrupted all communication networks, effectively isolating the camp. - One military jeep deployed soldiers to the al-Safi neighborhood, where they took up sniper positions on the balcony, while the second military vehicle advanced toward the market area, where around 30 young men and children had gathered. One soldier stationed on the balcony later shot Malek. - Al-Hattab was shot by the Israeli forces, along with two other young men who were injured in the knee and hand. He died on Monday evening from wounds he sustained after being shot by the Israeli soldiers. **According to DCI-Palestine**, Malek Ali Ibrahim Al-Hattab, 16, was shot in the abdomen by an Israeli soldier from about 30 meters (92 feet). Wounded, Malek attempted to crawl out of the line of fire. A young man tried to reach him, but Israeli forces fired additional shots to prevent aid. After about 30 minutes, the same man returned and managed to pull Malek to safety. With Israeli forces blocking ambulances at the camp’s entrance gate, Malek was transported in a private vehicle to Istishari Hospital in the nearby Rayhan suburb via Jifna village. The bullet severed a major artery and caused massive damage to Malek's kidneys, intestines, and colon. He received 14 units of blood, equivalent to the amount of blood within an adult, along with plasma and platelets, but his condition deteriorated. Malek succumbed to his wounds after nearly 20 hours in intensive care. He was pronounced dead at 8:30 p.m. on April 15. **Weapon** The bullet that struck Malek was likely an expanding bullet designed to expand inside the body upon impact, causing massive internal injuries. Customary international law prohibits the use of expanding bullets, or any bullets that expand or flatten easily in the human body, though DCIP regularly documents fatalities and injuries seemingly as a result of expanding bullets, also known as dumdum bullets. At least five Palestinian children, including Malek, have been killed by expanding bullets in the occupied West Bank since October 7, 2023, according to documentation collected by DCIP. **Statement of Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability program director at DCIP** *“Expanding bullets, which likely caused Malek's severe internal injuries, are explicitly prohibited under international humanitarian law, and have been since 1868, due to the extreme and unnecessary suffering they cause,” ... “Yet, Israeli forces use these illegal weapons against Palestinian children with no consequences from the international community.”* *** Israeli forces have killed 21 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank in 2025, according to documentation collected by DCIP.

Around 5:50 pm, an israeli airstrike targeted a displacement tent in Asdaa town, north of Khan Younis, killing two people.

At 3 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted a plot of land in Abasan al-Kabira where people were baking bread in ovens killing a man and his wife. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Ashraf Muhammad Abu Tuaima 2. Maha Aliyan Shaheen (Ashraf's wife)

An Israeli night airstrike targeted the tent of Quran teacher Ahmad Abu Mohsen, killing him. Ahmad had lost both his legs to an Israeli strike months prior but persisted in teaching children full time in his wheelchair. He used to teach at Al-Anbiyaa (*the prophets*) mosque and another center which were both destroyed by Israeli bombing. He then resumed teaching students from dawn to night on a daily basis in a tent erected in the Musabah area of Rafah.