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.