Around 11 am, Israeli snipers shot and killed 73 y/o elderly Walid Lahlouh while he tried to get to his home in Jenin refugee camp to grab some belongings and check on his house. In the afternoon, the IDF carried out large-scale detonations of residential buildings in Jenin camp of an unprecendented scale in the West Bank.

Around 8 am, Israeli drones targeted a car on Al-Rashid Street in Nuseirat camp, resulting in at least five injuries, including a child in critical condition. Emergency teams at Al-Awda Hospital (Nuseirat) managed to save the child's life.  

Among the thirty child captives scheduled to be released, there is the child Saif Al-Din Darwish ( 15 years) who was **previously released in November 2023 as a captive exchange deal** but **was re-abducted again by the Israeli forces in June 2024**. **List of Children Captives Scheduled for Release on January 30 as a part of the ceasefire agreement.** Note: The majority of those who are now 18 were detained while still minors. 1. Mamoun Mahmoud Sobhi Hussein – Ramallah and Al-Bireh (17) 2. Mahdi Maher Jamil Abu Hamid – Al-Quds (17) 3. Ahmad Mahmoud Wajih Najma – Jenin (17) 4. Bassem Ammar Rouhi B'ara – Nablus (18) 5. Ameer Louay Abu Arja – Tulkarm (16) 6. Mohammad Hosni Al-Qawasmeh – Al-Khalil (17) 7. Ahmad Raed Zaid Frokh – Al-Khalil (18) 8. Ahmad Mohammad Naif Al-Hwamda – Al-Khalil (18) 9. Iqab Ayman Tawfiq Ibrahim – Areeha (18) 10. Reda Obeid – Al-Quds (18) 11. Mohammad Moataz Hussein Bukhari – Nablus (17) 12. Ahmad Khaled Nafee' Asaf – Jenin (17) 13. Yazan Al-Heja – Jenin (18) 14. Hamza Mohsen Mahmoud Shraim – Qalqilya (18) 15. Zein Al-Din Essam Mohammad Al-Zir – Ramallah and Al-Bireh (18) 16. Moatasem Mohammad Ahmad Amin Zaid – Qalqilya (18) 17. Daoud Tareq Mohammad Slaimeh – Al-Khalil (18) 18. Moataz Mohammad Abdullah Radwani – Tulkarm (18) 19. Mohammad Yaseen Taysir Sabah – Bethlehem (18) 20. Montaser Iyad Adnan Saqr – Nablus (18) 21. Hudhayfah Amjad Rouhi Marah – Ramallah and Al-Bireh (17) 22. Shihab Al-Din Z'oul – Bethlehem (17) 23. Saif Al-Din Darwish – Bethlehem (15) 24. Mohammad Lotfi Omar Mohammad Ali – Al-Quds (15) 25. Mustafa Nadim Mustafa Abu Rida – Nablus (17) 26. Abd Al-Hadi Mazen Mohammad Jabbari – Al-Khalil (17) 27. Hadi Saber Mousa Abu Jadou' – Qalqilya (17) 28. Jad Allah Murad Jihad Amara – Nablus (17) 29. Saif Al-Din Fayez Mahmoud Mahmoud – Jenin (17) 30. Mohammad Amer Youssef Abu Hilal – Al-Quds (16)

At 9:30 pm, an Israeli aristrike targeted in the town of Tammun, southeast of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, killing ten young men. According to a brief **statement from the Palestinian Ministry of Health**, ten fatalities and a number of wounded individuals arrived at Tubas Governmental Hospital following the horrific attack. The day before, PA security forces had arrested the father of resistance fighter Osama Maarouf Bani Ouda, one of the victims of the airstrike, to pressure him to surrender, while also pursuing and opening fire on other resistance fighters. The massacre comes amid an ongoing military offensive on Jenin dubbed Operation "Iron Wall", which led to the murder of at least 17 people, one of whom was killed by PA security forces. **Names of the martyrs :** 1. Abdullah Mahmoud Muhammad Bani Ouda 2. Ibrahim Mithqal Fayez Bani Ouda 3. Muhammad Mithqal Fayez Bani Ouda 4. Osama Maarouf Dyab Bani Ouda 5. Montasir Ali Muhammad Bani Matar 6. Abdurahman Mahmoud Nimr Khatib 7. Omar Ali Muhammad Bisharat 8. Saleh Khadr Yousef Bani Matar 9. Suleiman Ahmad Suleiman Bisharat 10. Jihad Nasser Yousef Bani Matar  

During an IDF raid in Tulkarm, child Saddam Hussein Rajab stood outside of his home for a brief moment standing at the doorstep when, mere seconds later, Israeli troops shot him in the abdomen, leaving him critically wounded. After days of struggling for his life, Saddam succumbed to his injuries on February 7, 2025.

**On January 27**, Israeli forces extended their "Iron Wall" operation in the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, besieging them after special forces infiltrated the Rabaya neighborhood within the camp. Snipers were deployed on the rooftops of several houses and buildings at the entrances to the camp and its surroundings. The ongoing aggression caused significant damage to infrastructure, including water, internet, and electricity networks, as well as to citizens' properties, including vehicles and commercial shops. - Two Palestinians were killed and four others were injured in an Israeli drone shelling that targeted a vehicle at the entrance to the Nur Shams refugee camp east of Tulkarem. - Israeli snipers, positioned in a building in the western neighborhood, opened heavy fire and struck the transformer, resulting in a power outage. - Bulldozers and D9 destroyed the area surrounding Jamal Abdel-Nasser Roundabout in the heart of the city, along with the main water network. The demolition also extended to sidewalks and entrances to businesses in the area. - Their D9 destroyed several vehicles parked along the sidewalks. - They besieged the Martyr Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital with Israeli military vehicles, and operated a lot of destruction (vehicle, tree, street, entrance. They prevented ambulances to join the hospital. - They besieged the Al-Israa Specialized Hospital. - They demolished and damaged infrastructure in the Al-Muqataa neighborhood at the western entrance to the Tulkarem refugee camp - The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported that its crews transported a 24-year-old man who was shot in the foot by live ammunition in Tulkarem. According to PRCS, Israeli forces stopped the ambulance, detained the medical team and forced them to take the injured young man to the military checkpoint west of the city. - The injury of the young man brought the total number of Palestinians injured in Israel’s onslaught on Tulkarem today to six. - Earlier this evening, a young man was also shot and injured in the thigh by Israeli forces' gunfire in the Tulkarem refugee camp. - The Israeli forces raided also Shuwaika suburb north of the city, the town of Anabta to the east, and Faroun to the south, and deployed vehicles and foot patrols in various streets and neighborhoods, obstructing the movement of citizens and vehicles. **Names of the martyrs :** - Ihab Muhammad Atwi - Ramez Bassam Damir   **On January 28**, the Israeli assault of the both camps intensifies, with displacement order, pressure on healthcare, snipers on rooftop. [Testominy](https://x.com/dandoon_danya/status/1884227776846389286) *"My aunts told me there are Israeli Genocide Army snipers scattered on rooftops all over Tulkarm. No one is leaving their home. Schools are cancelled. Tulkarm refugee camp was ordered evacuated and families are staying in local masajid. A pregnant woman in labor was turned back..."* **3 injured were reported wounded by Israeli live bullets or shrapnels :** - A young Palestinian man was injured young man in the face by Israeli gunfire in eastern neighborhood. Despite the injury, Israeli forces obstructed PRCS from transporting him freely to the Thabet Thabet Government Hospital hospital holding them along with the casualty in front of a military checkpoint, west of the city, before detaining him despite he was in serious condition. - A child was injured after being hit by Israeli army gunfire in the chest. He was subsequently rushed to a hospital in serious condition. - A female journalist was injured by bullet shrapnel in the hand after the occupation soldiers opened live gunfire at journalists as the latter were covering the events in the city. **On January 29** - Israeli occupation forces demolished the home of martyr Tamer Fuqaha in Shuwaika, north of Tulkarm. A large military force, including a D10 bulldozer, stormed the area, deployed snipers, and carried out the demolition. Fuqaha’s family had been notified in November 2024 and given 72 hours to object. He was killed on May 4, 2024, after being accused of a shooting in November 2023 that killed an Israeli soldier. The demolition comes as part of an ongoing Israeli assault on Tulkarm, now in its third day, causing casualties, arrests, and widespread destruction.Israeli forces have intensified their operations in Tulkarem camp, imposing a complete blockade, deploying foot patrols, and forcing residents to leave their homes. - According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, Israeli occupation forces storm a Red Crescent ambulance center in Tulkarm and conduct searches at the center in the occupied West Bank. **On the week end of February 2–3, 2025** - Israeli occupation forces have besieged Tulkarm and its camp for the eighth consecutive day. More military vehicles and infantry patrols have been deployed. - On 3 february, At dawn, Israeli forces raided homes in Ezbet al-Tayah, south of Tulkarm, detaining five young men, including two brothers. Homes in the camp were raided, residents expelled, and buildings turned into military outposts for snipers. - Martyr Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital and Israa Specialized Hospital remain under siege.Ambulances and medical crews are obstructed, searched, and interrogated. - Red Crescent headquarters in central Tulkarm was raided and closed.Humanitarian workers were attacked and detained while evacuating elderly civilians. - Homes and businesses were vandalized, looted, and destroyed. Vegetable stalls in the central market were crushed by military vehicles. Bulldozers caused widespread destruction, leading to a collapse of water, electricity, and communication services. Humanitarian Crisis - Severe shortages of food, medical supplies, drinking water, and baby formula. The elderly, sick, women, and children are particularly affected. A Red Crescent team rescued an elderly man trapped for seven days without food or water. - Sniper Attacks : Israeli forces stationed in seized buildings fired at civilians, injuring a 40-year-old man. **Threats and hindrances:** Threatening leaflets were distributed in the hospitals' emergency areas, and Israeli forces hindered ambulance operations, conducting body searches and identity checks on staff and patients. Targeting and damage: Snipers have been positioned inside homes, targeting residents with direct gunfire, while significant damage has been done to the camp's infrastructure and both public and private properties. - A 70-year-old man was shot in the feet by Israeli forces in the Tulkarem refugee camp on Wednesday evening. PRCS teams responded to the medical emergency and transported the injured man to the Martyr Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital. The injured man was detained by Israeli forces while being transported by medical staff. - A 54-year-old man sustained head injuries from shrapnel. - A 52-year-old man was shot in the abdomen. - A child was severely injured by a live bullet to the chest in the western neighborhood of Tulkarem city and was transferred to hospitals in Nablus for further treatment. He has been identified as 11-year-old Saddam Hussein Iyad Rajab. He remains in very critical condition during one week and finaly died on February 7. **The status report on February 12** The Israeli aggression on Tulkarm city and its camp has continued for the 17th consecutive day, with the fourth day of aggression in the Nour Shams camp. - The siege on Tulkarm and Nour Shams camp continues, with forced displacement of residents, house raids, and arrests. - The Israeli forces sent more military reinforcements to the area, including infantry deployed across neighborhoods, and the use of live ammunition and reconnaissance aircraft. -Israeli forces raided the "new" Othman bin Affan Mosque in Tulkarm city, arresting displaced citizens. They also arrested Bader Hakam Hijazi from his home and two women (Ruba Al-Saed and Sireen Saidi) in early morning raids. - A young man was injured by gunfire in Kafr Al-Labad, east of Tulkarm. - The occupation forces are still imposing a siege on the eastern neighborhood of Tulkarm, particularly near the camp. Three buildings are being used as military barracks and sniper positions, preventing citizens from leaving their homes. - Residents in the besieged area have called for urgent action from organizations like the Red Cross and Red Crescent to provide food, health services, and facilitate movement. - A house belonging to the al-Awfi family was burned.Additional homes around the camp were seized and turned into military barracks and sniper positions. - The Jabara Bridge at the southern entrance to Tulkarm has been closed for the fifth consecutive day, separating the city from the villages of Al-Kafriyat. **Mass Displacement in Nour Shams Camp:** There has been a new wave of displacement in Nour Shams camp, with dozens of families being forced out under threat and intimidation, amid live ammunition fire and explosions. - Israeli forces raided homes, destroyed their contents, and arrested residents. - Bulldozers have destroyed infrastructure in several neighborhoods of Nour Shams camp, including Jabal al-Nasr, al-Salihin, al-Manshiya, and al-Maslakh, as well as Nablus Street. Humanitarian Crisis: Residents unable to leave their homes on the outskirts of the camp have appealed for food, water, medicine, and baby milk, as basic services like water, electricity, and communications have been cut off due to destruction of infrastructure. **On February 18, the 23rd Day of Tulkarm Invasion** Israeli forces attacked and targeted Palestinians with smoke bombs as they tried to recover their belongings from their homes threatened with demolition orders in Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank. They starting demolishing 16 Palestinian residential buildings under the pretext of expanding streets, amid the ongoing assault on the camp. At this date, at least 12 Palestinians have been killed since January. Local sources stated that the Israeli forces have forced more than 10,000 Palestinians, nearly 80% of the camp’s population, to be displaced forcibly to towns and villages in the Tulkarem Governorate.  **On February 20, 2025** - Teacher Ahmad Awad was killed after an Israeli occupation vehicle rammed into the car he and his wife were in today in Tulkarm. With Awwad's passing, the number of Palestinians killed in Tulkarm and its refugee camps during the ongoing Israeli offensive, now in its 26th day, has risen to 12. Among the casualties are a seven-year-old child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. - Coordinated bomb attacks on 3 empty buses in Tel Aviv occurred with an unexploded device labeled 'in retaliation of Tulkarm.' This appears to many observers as an Israeli 'false flag' operation, providing a pretext for violent collective punishment of West Bank and its annexation. **On February 24, 2025** Israeli forces have been attacking Tulkarem city and its refugee camp for 29 consecutive days (Nur Shams refugee camp has been under siege for 16 straight days) while heavy military reinforcements were deployed, including infantry units. - Israeli troops forcibly entering homes, destroying interiors, and converting vacant houses into military outposts. Raids in Dhannaba area, east of Tulkarem, with searches but no reported arrests. - Severe restrictions on movement in and out of the refugee camps.Nablus Road blocked by military vehicles, disrupting traffic and movement. Jubara checkpoint closed for the 17th consecutive day, cutting off Tulkarem from surrounding villages. Relief teams blocked from delivering essential supplies (food, water, medicine, infant formula) worsening conditions for trapped civilians, especially women, children, and the elderly. - Bulldozers and D9 destroyed electricity, water, and communication services disrupted. -> Human rights organizations warn of a worsening humanitarian crisis. Appeals for urgent international action to end the siege and allow aid deliveries. **On March 15** The Israeli military offensive in Tulkarm has entered its 48th day, with forces forcibly displacing the remaining residents of the Muraba'at Hannoun neighborhood in the refugee camp. Troops raided homes, giving residents only minutes to leave under threats of violence, while warning of impending bulldozer and tank deployments. Many displaced individuals, including the elderly and sick, face dire humanitarian conditions. Israeli forces also raided other homes, causing property damage and seizing houses as military outposts. The offensive has led to the mass displacement of around 12,000 people, who are now seeking shelter elsewhere. **On March 26** [Israel’s 58-Day Siege of Tulkarm Leaves Devastation in Its Wake](https://en.safa.news/post/3893/Israel-s-58-Day-Siege-of-Tulkarm-Leaves-Devastation-in-Its-Wake)", transforming entire neighborhoods into war zones. - Armored vehicles patrol the streets, and soldiers occupy homes, evicting families at gunpoint to set up military bases. - Over 4,000 families have been displaced, with Israeli bulldozers destroying or damaging nearly 3,000 homes. Many are now homeless. - The human toll is severe—13 civilians have been killed, including a child and a pregnant woman, while dozens more have been injured or arrested during raids. - Streets that once bustled with life are now in ruins, with barricades, destroyed vehicles, and burnt shops. Basic necessities are scarce, and movement is restricted by arbitrary checkpoints and detentions in Nur Shams camp. Israel's tactics, including home seizures, forced evacuations, and property destruction, amount to collective punishment and violate international law. Despite this, global reactions have been muted, allowing the military's campaign to continue. - The people of Tulkarm face an existential threat, with their camps now resembling ghost towns. Schools and clinics are closed, and survivors feel the erasure of their homes and identity. **At the end of March**, another reason evoked to demolished the camp and create wide corridor inside it comes from the X account of @BenTzionMacales : *"How can you tell when a "refugee camp" has turned into a terrorist base? Before large-scale operations against terrorists from various factions began, but after the security situation in Samaria started to deteriorate, militants began concealing their movements within the camps from the eyes of the IDF by placing black sheets over the alleys. In photos published before the launch of Operation Iron Wall, extensive covering of the alleys in the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps could be seen. Until the operation, every IDF activity in the camps included removing these sheets, but they would be put back afterward. Creating corridors within the camps will help put an end to this phenomenon."* On April 12-13, 2025 In Tulkarm City ▪️ Israeli forces have continued their assault on Tulkarm city for the 76th consecutive day. ▪️ More than 800 civilians—including women and children—were forcibly evacuated from residential buildings in the northern neighborhood facing Tulkarm Camp. ▪️ Five buildings housing dozens of families, including those displaced from Tulkarm and Nour Shams, were seized and converted into military positions. ▪️ Occupation forces took over additional homes on Nablus Street and in the northern city, turning them into outposts and surrounding them with vehicles. ▪️ Checkpoints have intensified, especially along Nablus Street and the Jabara Bridge gate, restricting movement. ▪️ Heavily armed forces, including “Eitan” armored carriers, stormed the city and stationed near Al-Salam roundabout, stopping vehicles and checking IDs. ▪️ Bulldozers carried out destruction near the Zeinat gas station and other areas, damaging streets and civilian infrastructure. ▪️ Nablus Street remains heavily militarized, with dirt mounds blocking access in both directions. ▪️ Raids were carried out in the Thannaba neighborhood and Deir Al-Ghusoun. Homes were vandalized and residents detained, interrogated, and abused. Casualties and Displacement ▪️ 13 Palestinians have been martyred, including a child and two women—one of them eight months pregnant. ▪️ Dozens have been injured or arrested since the start of the campaign. ▪️ Over 4,000 families from Tulkarm and Nour Shams Camps have been forcibly displaced, along with dozens more from the northern city neighborhoods. ▪️ 396 homes have been completely destroyed and 2,573 partially damaged in Tulkarem and Nour Shams. ▪️ Dirt barriers continue to seal off entrances and alleyways in both camps.

**On January 25**, Israeli special forces sormed Hebron and raided several houses in retaliation of the popular celebration organized for the prisoner released in part of the ceasefire agreement. Homes of released detainees Mashhour al-Rajabi and Ahmed Yaqeen al-Jaabari were stormed. Soldiers threatened to re-arrest detainees if reception ceremonies were held. Widely, Shops were forced to close as soldiers opened fire with live rounds. **Abu Sneineh Neighborhood, Hebron City:** Israeli forces stormed the home of Akram Badawi, a released detainee. A 17-year-old was shot in the head with a rubber-coated steel round during celebrations, requiring hospital treatment. Soldiers fired concussion grenades, tear gas, and rubber-coated rounds at civilians. **Beit Ummar Town (North of Hebron):** Israeli forces stormed the Al-Bayada area, sparking protests. oldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and tear gas, causing many to suffer inhalation injuries. Victims were treated at a medical center. **Jabal Jawhar Area, Hebron City:** Four young men were assaulted by Israeli forces, sustaining injuries that required hospital treatment. **Nablus (Northern Occupied West Bank)** **Qabalan Town (South of Nablus):** Home of released detainee Anas Al-Aqraa was stormed. Tear gas and concussion grenades were fired, causing inhalation injuries. Citizens were physically assaulted by soldiers. **Al-Ram and Al-Eizariya Towns:** Home of released detainee Ibrahim Abu Sneineh was invaded. Citizens were prevented from gathering to welcome the detainee. **Ramallah and Al-Biereh Governorate (Central West Bank)** Homes of multiple released detainees were stormed. Families were threatened with consequences if celebrations were organized for the released detainees. This organized summary provides a location-based overview of the incidents reported.

On January 25, Israeli forces raided the Balata RC near Nablus. This is part of the incursion campaign across all urban areas of the West Bank, which has been underway since the ceasefire in Gaza and the "Iron Wall" operation in Jenin. Large Palestinian crowds had gathered during the day to welcome prisoner released as part of the ceasefire agreements A video circulating on social media shows the moment Ahmad Mahmoud Hashash, 42-year-old, was shot with live bullets while trying to seek shelter in an alley. Ahmad Mahmoud Hashash, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday evening. He was critically injured by live fire during the incursion and was transported to a hospital in Nablus, where his death was later confirmed. During the raid Israeli forces deployed snipers on rooftops and used live ammunition and tear gas during the attack. The raid came as the occupying forces were conducting raids into the houses of prisoners set free as part of the second batch under the Gaza ceasefire agreement to prevent any "public displays of joy”.

**On January 25**, in the evening, Israeli special forces sormed Hebron and raided several area in occupied Jerusalem in retaliation of the popular celebration organized for the prisoner released in part of the ceasefire agreement. Israeli forces shot two Palestinian young men and abducted another after storming the homes of ywo released detainee, in the town of Kafr ‘Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem. They re-abudect the released detainee, Ashraf Zaghir, arrested also his brother, and opened fire at citizens with live rounds and tear gas canisters, shooting two young men with live rounds. **Jerusalem Governorate statement :** They announced that the army detained the released detainee, Zaghir, after breaking into his home, and abducted his brother, Amir Zaghir. The Jerusalem Governorate added that Israeli forces invaded the town of Al-Ram, and the town of Al-Eizariya, north and east of the city, and stormed the home of the released detainee, Ibrahim Abu Sneineh, and prevented citizens from gathering to receive him.

On January 25, 2025, the Palestinian news agency Wafa, citing the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), reports that a two-year-old girl has been shot in the head during an Israeli raid on Muthalath Ash-Shuhada/ Martyr's Triangle, a village south of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. According to her family, they were eating dinner at home when the gunfire started. It was around 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, and Israeli soldiers had entered their village of Muthalath Al-Shuhada, located near Jenin in the occupied West Bank. Suddenly Israeli sniper lasers appeared inside the house, and bullets were suddenly fired directly at them. She was her mother’s only child, as her father had passed away when she was still an infant. The PRCS is reported to have added that its crews had transferred the injured child to a hospital for treatment. Around 22:20, Palestinian Ministry of Health : "The child Laila Al-Khatib (two and a half years old) died of critical wounds after being shot in the head by the occupation forces in the Martyrs' Triangle in Jenin." **Testimony of Bassam Assous, the Leila grand-father :** ([source](https://www.972mag.com/jenin-israel-campaign-road-closures/)) *“The windows and shutters were closed — we had no idea what was going on outside until we heard shooting very close by,” Assous and his wife, Ghada, quickly moved away from the windows, while their two daughters, Shaimaa and Teema (the Leila's mother), hid in a bedroom with Teema’s 2-year-old daughter, Laila. Suddenly, Assous heard his daughters screaming. “I rushed to the bedroom with my wife; Shaimaa was holding Laila tightly, while Teema was screaming next to them,” he recounted. “I took hold of Laila, and my hands quickly became covered in blood. It was coming from her head — she had been hit with a bullet.” Carrying his granddaughter, bleeding and unconscious, Assous ran outside to the street only to find that it was full of Israeli soldiers and armored vehicles. “My wife screamed, ‘Why did you kill the girl? What did she do to you?’” he continued. “One of the soldiers, standing some distance away, responded, ‘Sorry.’ “I shouted back, ‘Why did you shoot her?’” Assous went on. “The soldiers pointed their weapons at me and told me not to come closer. My wife kept screaming, and one of the soldiers pointed to a spot 100 meters away and told her, ‘Go over there and wait for an ambulance.’” When the ambulance arrived, Ghada got in with Laila. Shaimaa, who had sustained shrapnel wounds from the shooting in her jaw and side, and Teema, who had shrapnel wounds in her right hand, also needed treatment. “I told the soldiers I wanted to go with my daughters, but they said, ‘No, you will come with us,’” Assous added. “The soldiers took me to my uncle’s house, where they had already detained four of his sons while my uncle and the rest of the family sat nearby,” he recounted. “I had no idea what was happening with my wife and daughters — we weren’t allowed to use our phones or even speak. When I insisted on calling, a soldier threatened to handcuff me. I remained detained like this until around 11:30 p.m. when the soldiers withdrew from the area. They didn’t arrest anyone or confiscate anything. “After the soldiers left, neighbors came to check on us,” Assous went on. “That’s when I learned that Leila had passed away, as they began offering their condolences. I was in shock, but I quickly realized I had to appear strong for my daughter Teema, who broke down in tears and couldn’t comprehend the loss of her child. I took her to a nearby medical center, where she was given sedatives.” Assous explained that Teema — who is a master’s student at An-Najah University in Nablus, specializing in environmental and water engineering — had already lost her husband, Mohammad Al-Khatib, two years ago in a workplace accident. “She had been struggling with the trauma of losing her husband, so I brought her and her daughter to live with us at home,” he explained. “She used to say, ‘I just want to raise my daughter and take care of her.’ Now, she keeps asking me, ‘Why did they kill my daughter? What did this little child do to deserve this?’”* **Israeli Army statement** In response to +972’s inquiry, a spokesperson for the Israeli army said it “regrets any harm caused to uninvolved civilians,” and claimed it had received intelligence about terrorists barricading themselves inside a building in the village. According to the spokesperson, soldiers warned everyone inside “multiple times” to exit before opening fire. Assous denied hearing any such warning. **Context :** Israeli special Israeli occupying forces barged their way into the village and besieged a house, earlier in the evening. They deployed snipers around the house and ordered the occupants to come out via loudspeakers, triggering confrontations. A woman sustained an injury to the hand from live ammunition fired by Israeli soldiers. She also was injured in the head by bullet shrapnel. **Name of the young martyr** : - Laila Muhammad Al-Khatib  *The holes left by Israeli army bullets in the window of his family's home*  *Bassam Assous holds the body of his granddaughter, Laila Al-Khatib, after she was killed in her home by Israeli forces, Jan. 26, 2025. (Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Activestills)* ### **B'Tselem investigation:** [source:](https://www.btselem.org/htmx/216766) On Saturday evening, 25 January 2025, Israeli soldiers entered the village of Muthallath a-Shuhada in Jenin District in three civilian vehicles with Palestinian license plates, and took over the home of the a-Sukar family on the main street. Around 7:30 P.M., while the ‘As’us family was preparing to sit down to dinner in their second-floor apartment across from the commandeered building, they heard gunfire on the street. At home at that time were Bassam ‘As’us (58), his wife Intisar (51), and their three daughters: Shaymaa (22), Nimar (18), and Taymaa (25), along with Taymaa’s 2-year-old daughter, Layla. The family sat on the floor, hoping it would be safer. Bassam and Intisar ‘As’us remained in the living room while the daughters and granddaughter went into their room. While the family was sitting on the floor, gunfire suddenly erupted toward the house. Taymaa and Shaymaa were injured by shrapnel in their upper bodies, and Layla, who was sitting in her mother’s lap, was critically injured by a bullet to the head. Bassam and Intisar picked up the toddler, who was bleeding heavily, and rushed downstairs to the street, where they encountered soldiers in uniform. They also saw soldiers looking out of the second-floor window in the a-Sukar home, which faces their own. Bassam, who was carrying the bleeding child, asked an officer why they had fired at his home, and the officer apologized. The couple hailed a local car that took them to the medical center in the nearby town of Qabatiya. From there, a Red Crescent ambulance took them to a-Razi Hospital in Jenin, where Layla was declared dead after attempts to save her life. Meanwhile, a relative called an ambulance that took Taymaa and Shaymaa to the same hospital, where they were treated and discharged that evening. The soldiers remained in the village until 11:00 P.M. During that time they engaged in sporadic exchanges of fire with armed Palestinians, with no additional casualties, and raided three other homes, apparently in search of armed operatives, but no arrests were made. In a response to Haaretz, the military stated that the soldiers fired at the house "where, according to intel, a wanted terrorist was barricading himself" and that "immediately after noticing they had hit the child, the soldiers called the Red Crescent and also evacuated the child's pregnant mother." The military later added that "the forces arrived at the building and began operating gradually, including several calls on the loudspeaker for the people in the house to come out. After no one came out, the forces continued with their procedure and opened fire […] the incident will be investigated, and lessons will be learned accordingly." However, B’Tselem's investigation found that the family did not hear any calls directed at their house and that Layla was evacuated in a civilian car, while her mother, who was not pregnant, and her aunt were evacuated by an ambulance summoned by a relative. Furthermore, no one was barricaded in their apartment, and the only man in it that evening was Bassam ‘As’us. B’Tselem field researcher Abdulkarim Sadi gathered testimonies from family members on 26 January 2025: **Layla’s mother, Taymaa al-Khatib, a 26-year-old widow, said in her testimony:** *On Saturday evening, around 7:30 P.M., my mother Intisar was preparing pita bread with za'atar for dinner. I was sitting at the dining table in the living room with my daughter Layla in my lap. My sisters Shaymaa and Nimar were sitting next to me. Suddenly, we heard gunshots near our house, which is on the main street that runs through the village. We got a real fright, because we didn’t even know the army was in the village.* *In the living room there are windows facing the main street. My sisters and I crouched down and crawled to our room, which is opposite the living room, and sat down on the floor there, below the height of the windows. We took our food with us. Layla was scared and sat on my lap. My parents sat down on the floor in the living room.* *A few moments later, shooting started into our house. We didn’t understand where the shots were coming from. Layla was shot in the head while sitting on my lap, and blood burst out of the back of her head. My sister, who was sitting next to me, was hit by shrapnel. About the same time, I think I was hit by shrapnel in my right arm, but I didn’t feel it at the time. It was terrifying and we started screaming. My parents were sitting in the part of the living room that’s protected by a concrete wall. They weren’t hit but were in shock. They grabbed Layla and went down to the street, and we followed them.* *We were surprised when we saw soldiers on the street near the home of the a-Sukar family, right across from our house. My father was holding Layla in his arms, and her head was still bleeding. He started yelling at the soldiers in English. One of the soldiers looked at my child and I heard him say to my father in English: 'I'm sorry.'"* **Layla’s grandfather, Bassam ‘As’us, 58, a father of five, said in his testimony:** *The girls were sitting on the floor of their room to eat when the shooting started toward our windows. My wife Intisar and I were sitting on the floor in the living room. My granddaughter Layla was sitting on her mother’s lap, who was feeding her, and suddenly she was shot in the back of the head. My daughters were also injured: Taymaa was hit by shrapnel in her right arm, and Shaymaa was also hit by shrapnel.* *The house was filled with screaming by the entire family. My wife and I picked up the child, who was bleeding heavily from the head, and went down the stairs. Outside, I saw soldiers near the house of our neighbors, the a-Sukar family, which is right across from our house. I also saw soldiers positioned in the window of the a-Sukar family’s home, which directly faces the windows of my house. They were holding rifles aimed at us.* *I started yelling at one of the officers in English. I asked him why they’d killed the child. The officer came over, looked at my granddaughter, and said to me in English: 'I’m sorry, she was hit by mistake.' We tried to call an ambulance, but there was no ambulance nearby, so I walked with my wife and the girls to find a car to take Layla to the nearest medical center. After 100 meters, we stopped a local car that me, Intisar and Layla to the medical center in Qabatiya. From there, we were transferred by a Red Crescent ambulance to a-Razi Hospital in Jenin. The doctors there tried to save Layla’s life, but the injury was fatal and she didn’t make it.*