Young man martyred and his body detained after occupation forces raid his home in Silwad

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced this Wednesday morning the martyrdom of 37-year-old Abdul Halim Rouhi Hammad, after he sustained direct bullet wounds from Israeli occupation forces. The targeting occurred during a wide-scale raid carried out by occupation army units on the martyr's family home in the town of Silwad, located northeast of Ramallah, where a state of severe tension prevailed in the area following the incident.

Local sources and eyewitnesses reported that occupation soldiers fired from a very close range at the martyr and his brother while they were inside the house, leading to Abdul Halim's immediate death and his brother sustaining various injuries. Following the shooting, Israeli forces detained the martyr's body and transported it to an unknown location, while the injured brother was arrested and taken away under heavy guard, with Palestinian medical teams prevented from providing them with first aid.

For its part, the Israeli occupation army claimed in a statement that the two young men attempted to carry out a stabbing attack targeting its soldiers during what it described as an 'operational activity' inside the town, claiming two soldiers sustained minor injuries. This narrative comes in the context of the continuous escalation pursued by occupation forces in West Bank cities and villages, which witness daily raids interspersed with field executions and widespread arrests targeting civilians inside their homes.

In an angry reaction to the crime, national and Islamic forces in Silwad announced a comprehensive strike that included all aspects of life in mourning for the soul of the martyr Hammad. Violent confrontations erupted between Palestinian youths and occupation forces at the entrances to the town, where soldiers fired a barrage of tear gas canisters and rubber bullets, coinciding with the closure of military checkpoints surrounding Ramallah, especially Atara and Ain Siniya checkpoints, which completely obstructed the movement of citizens.

Occupation forces shot the young man and his brother at point-blank range inside their home before detaining the body and arresting the injured.