The screams of the child Hamza shook the corridors of the Martyr Suleiman Governmental Hospital in Jenin, and stirred the sadness and pain of everyone present when he collapsed in tears after seeing his father's body lying in the emergency room. The doctors declared his martyrdom after the occupation forces arrested him and left him to bleed after he was shot in the back at dawn on April 4, 2025.

"Why did you leave me? How can I live without you? Come on dad, don't go and leave us. By God, this is unfair and unjust. May God take revenge on them," said little Hamza, as he threw himself on top of his father Hussein Jamil Hussein Hardan's body, continuing to kiss him and pray to him. His uncles, relatives, and family friends, who were crying from the horror of the scene, were unable to control the child, who held his martyred father's hand and refused to let go until he was transferred to the hospital's morgue.

As soon as the news of Al-Hardan's martyrdom spread, an atmosphere of sadness and anger spread throughout the city of Jenin. Despite the siege and the presence of occupation forces in the city, residents flocked to the hospital to express their solidarity with his family and support them in their great loss, and to condemn the new occupation crime that has raised the number of martyrs in Jenin since the beginning of the aggression 79 days ago to 37 martyrs.

Amidst tears and sadness, the child Hamza told a correspondent that the occupation forces surrounded and raided their home located in the Sabah Al-Khair suburb at dawn on Friday. He said, "Dozens of soldiers raided the house, detained us, and searched it. They asked us about our father, who was not home, and they detained us."

At the same time, large military forces were besieging the Sabah al-Khair suburb, extending along the area where the al-Hardan home is located. Hamza said that while the soldiers were detaining his family, his father was driving through the area in his vehicle, and the occupation soldiers opened fire at it, directly hitting him. He added, "My father was not armed or wanted, and he did not pose a threat to the occupation forces, who directly targeted him and arrested him without knowing his fate."

While the Hardan family was living in fear for their son's fate, with no news of him and no information about his fate after his arrest, Red Crescent crews received a notification from the occupation forces to arrive at the Jalameh checkpoint to receive the body of a martyr.

The ambulance officer told our correspondent that when the crew arrived at the Jalameh checkpoint, the occupation forces handed them the body of Hardan, who had breathed his last without providing them with any information about the cause of his death. However, upon his arrival at the emergency room at Jenin Hospital, doctors discovered signs of suffocation on his face and a bullet wound in his back, which led to internal bleeding. Due to the lack of immediate treatment after his arrest, he died immediately.

Al-Hardan's family denied that their martyred son was wanted by the occupation forces. His son and brother stated that he had been living a normal life for some time. After being pursued by the occupation forces, the family hired a lawyer to follow up on his case with the occupation forces. The lawyer informed them that he had been pardoned and could continue his life normally.

Throughout the past period, Hussein continued his usual work in the bakery he owns in Jenin, and lived, as his son Hamza says, “a normal life, in light of the lawyer’s confirmation of the occupation’s pardon for him, but they betrayed him and killed him in cold blood and without reason.” His brother continued, “Hussein is a victim of the treachery and criminality of the occupation, which targets our people and continues to execute civilians on an ongoing basis. He is the breadwinner for his family and a business owner, and he only cared about his family and his work. We hold the occupation fully responsible for this heinous crime.” His son continued, “They executed my father in cold blood... There is no law in the world that permits this crime. They killed me and my brothers and killed my father in cold blood.”

It is worth noting that the martyr Al-Hardan was wounded and a freed prisoner who was arrested many times and spent 7 years in the occupation’s prisons. He is married and has 5 children and his wife is pregnant.