On April 23, 2025, Israeli forces deliberately opened fire on civilians during their raid on Al-Yamun town, west of Jenin, killing 12-year-old Palestinian child, Mahmoud Methqal Abu Al-Heijah.

• The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its crews transferred a child martyred after being shot in the cheek and abdomen with live ammunition, from the Al-Hadaf Medical Center in Al-Yamoun, to Jenin Governmental Hospital.

• His death was reported by the Ministry of Health

• A video circulated on social media showed the 12-year-old child running with a group of children before being executed in cold blood by an Israeli sniper.

Defense for children international - Palestine investigation

"Mahmoud Methqal Ali Abu Al-Haija, 12, was shot in the abdomen by Israeli forces who opened fire indiscriminately around 2:40 p.m. on April 23 in the Al-Thahra cemetery in the southern part of the Palestinian town of Al-Yamoun, west of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International - Palestine. Mahmoud was struck in the abdomen when Israeli forces opened fire indiscriminately from about 80 meters (262 feet) away. Mahmoud was carried to a private vehicle which brought him to Al-Hadaf Medical Center in Al-Yamoun, after which he was transferred in an ambulance to Jenin Governmental Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival."

"*Mahmoud, alongside other boys and young men, were allegedly throwing stones toward Israeli soldiers deployed around the cemetery while other soldiers raided a residential building nearby, according to information collected by DCIP. The Israeli military has been carrying out an ongoing military operation throughout the Jenin governorate since January 21. *"

"A second child was injured when Israeli forces opened fire, sustaining shrapnel injuries to the chest and face."

Name of the Martyr :

Mahmoud Methqal Ali Abu Al-Haija, 12