On April 2, 2025, Israeli forces raided the town of Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin, with several armored vehicles, and deployed a large number of infantry units in the streets.

• They instensivly opened gunfire towards local residents, resulting in the killing of 15-year-old Omar Amer Zayoud, who was shot in the chest in the evening. Zayoud was later rushed to Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin, where he was pronounced dead.

• According to documentation collected by Defense for Children International, Omar Amer Yasser Zioud, 16, was shot and killed by an Israeli soldier positioned inside a heavily armored Israeli military vehicle from a distance of about 80 meters (262 feet) away around 4:20 p.m. on April 2 near the Silat al-Harithiya al-Qanawi Boys' School at the main entrance to the Palestinian town of Silat al-Harithiy. Omar, alongside other young Palestinians, were throwing stones and explosive devices at two Israeli military vehicles after they departed from the Jalameh checkpoint, north of Jenin and headed toward the western area of Jenin.

• Omar sustained a gunshot wound to the left side of his chest, rupturing his heart and exiting through his back.

• Two Palestinians, including a child, tried to approach Omar to help him, but they were targeted, causing both to be injured by shrapnel and sustain minor injuries.

• Omar was transferred in a private Palestinian car to the Al-Hadaf Medical Center in the town of Silat al-Harithiya. Then, he was immediately transferred by ambulance to Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital in Jenin, where doctors pronounced him dead upon arrival.

. Additionally, numerous others reported injured by the Red Crescent Society due to the attack :

• a 18-year-old man who was shot in the hand with live bullets,
• a 17-year-old boy who was shot in the foot with shrapnel

With Zayoud's death, the number of Palestinians who have been reported killed in the Jenin Governorate since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the city and refugee camp has risen to 35.

Name of the martyr :

Omar Amer Zayoud, 15

According to international law

Targeting children with lethal force perpetuates Israel's continuing disproportionate and unnecessary military response to the Palestinian population and directly contravenes Israel’s responsibility to protect the rights granted to children under its illegal occupational control.