Yousef Ahmed Amira, age 18, was shot in the head at approximately 7:30pm this evening. He was pronounced brain dead in a Ramallah hospital hours later. We will post more information about this tragic incident as it becomes available.

In related news Mohammed Amira, who was detained at the demonstration yesterday in Ni’lin, has been released.

At approximately 5pm Tuesday, July 29, Ahmed Ussam Yousef Mousa was shot in the head by a member of the Israeli Occupation Forces. He was unarmed and retreating from a construction site after rubber-coated bullets had been shot at him and his friends. This all occurred two hours after the end of a demonstration against the construction of the Annexation Barrier on Ni’lin’s land.

During that demonstration, several soldiers were ordered to remove themselves from the demonstration by commanding officers for their violent and undisciplined behavior. A leader of the community, Mohammed Amira, was arrested during the demonstration and then taken behind a jeep and violently beaten. When … Continue reading