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Overview After preparations which lasted for about two months, mass riots began to take place
every Friday near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. The declared purpose of
these demonstrations and riots, organized and orchestrated by Hamas, was to break
through the border fence and have masses of people enter into Israeli territory.
According to the Palestinians, this should symbolically realize what the Palestinians refer to
as the “right of return” of the Palestinian refugees (i.e., the destruction of the State of Israel).
Another objective was to bring the severe economic situation of the Gaza Strip into public
awareness and exert pressure to “break the siege.” The demonstrations and riots still
haven’t ended. Hamas intends to pursue them also during the forthcoming weeks, even
at the cost of more fatalities.
Hamas aspired to mobilize hundreds of thousands of Gaza Strip residents to participate in
these events. However, eventually, the number of participants did not exceed several tens of
thousands. In the two peak events, on March 30, 2018 (Land Day, the opening events) and on
May 14, 2018 (the day on which the US Embassy was relocated to Jerusalem), about 40,000
residents took part in the demonstrations and riots. On other Fridays, Hamas could not
mobilize that many residents. During the rest of the week days, several thousands of people
took part in the riots and there were also a number of attempts to carry out terrorist attacks.
The riots culminated in the events of May 14, 2018, with attempts, halted by IDF
soldiers, to penetrate en masse into Israeli territory. The attempts to break into Israeli
territory were accompanied by intentionally increased violence, throwing pipe bombs and
Molotov cocktails at IDF soldiers; attempting to cut the fence; and sending Molotov kites,
which set fire to fields in Israeli communities adjacent to the Gaza Strip. As a result of the
increase in the number of rioters and the extensive violence on their part (which was unusual
compared to previous incidents), the number of fatalities reached its height. Those
fatalities consist of Palestinians who were in the front line of the rioters, most of them
Hamas operatives.
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Findings of the ITIC’s examination of the identity of Palestinians killed in the events of the “Great Return March” (March 30, 2018 – May 15, 2018)
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Right: Palestinian rioters cutting the barbed wire in clashes in east Jabalia (Facebook page of Beit Hanoun News, May 14, 2018). Left: Demonstrators in east Rafah hurling stones at IDF forces
with a large slingshot (QUDSN Facebook page, May 14, 2018)
Findings of the examination of the names of fatalities
According to the findings of examinations carried out by the ITIC, at least 112 Palestinians
were killed during the “Great Return March.”1 In an examination of the names of the
fatalities on an individual basis, 93 were identified as terrorist operatives or affiliated
with the terrorist organizations, i.e., about 83% of those killed in the “return marches.”
Most of the fatalities (63) are from Hamas (about 56% of the total killed in all the marches).
Fatah, which had 21 fatalities, played a minor role, with no significant impact on the events.
The other organizations, including PIJ operatives (four fatalities) refrained from playing a
significant role, maybe because of their awareness that this is a Hamas “project.” The
organizational affiliation of 19 of the fatalities is unknown to the ITIC. It may be assumed
that these are Hamas operatives or civilians who do not belong to any organization.
The findings of the ITIC, which indicate the central role of Hamas among the fatalities,
are consistent with the figures provided by two senior Hamas figures in the Gaza Strip: Salah
Bardawil said that 50 out of the 62 shaheeds who were killed in the events of May 14,
2018 (about 81%) belonged to Hamas. He added that in the events that took place
between March 30, 2018 and May 14, 2018, 50% of the fatalities were Hamas operatives.
Yahya Sinwar, head of the Hamas Political Bureau in the Gaza Strip, also said that on May
14, Hamas had over 60 shaheeds, and that “yet other 20 wounded are expected to die at any
moment” (Al-Mayadeen Channel’s YouTube account, May 21, 2018).
1 This number may still increase, as there are several patients in the Gaza Strip hospitals who were critically wounded.
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The findings of the examination of the identity of the fatalities carried out by the ITIC, and
statements of senior Hamas officials, clearly demonstrate the central role played by
Hamas in organizing the “return marches” and orchestrating them. The “return marches”
were not “popular,” “peaceful” events, as falsely presented by Palestinian propaganda,
but rather a Hamas strategic move accompanied by preplanned violence. This move was
intended to free Hamas of its predicaments and achieve political and propaganda objectives
(mainly, raising the “right of return” to the awareness of the Arab and international public
and relieving the “siege” imposed on the Gaza Strip). Furthermore, the findings of the
examination of the identity of the fatalities and reports from the ground clearly demonstrate
that IDF soldiers did not shoot indiscriminately at innocent residents but instead hit
terrorist operatives. These operatives were the dominant factor among those in the
front line who tried to break into Israeli territory.
The identities of the fatalities of the “Great Return March” (March 30, 2018 – May 15, 2018)
Note: About 83% of the fatalities of the “Great Return March” (92 people) were terrorist operatives or individuals affiliated with terrorist organizations. At least 67% of them were Hamas operatives. The number of Hamas operatives may increase because it is possible that the category “Without organizational affiliation” (19 fatalities) also includes unidentified Hamas operatives.
Total Affiliation Membership Organization
63 29 affiliated with Hamas
34 military wing and security force operatives
Hamas
21 19 affiliated with Fatah
2 military operatives
Fatah
4 4 military operatives
PIJ
2 1 affiliated with the DFLP
1 military operative
DFLP
3 3 affiliated with the PFLP
PFLP
19 Unknown 112 fatalities Total
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The identity of the fatalities of the “Great Return March” (March 30, 2018 – May 13, 2018)
Note: About 81% of the fatalities of the “Great Return March” until May 14, 2018 (39 people) were terrorist operatives or individuals affiliated with terrorist organizations. Most of the fatalities were members of Hamas or affiliated with it.
The identity of the fatalities of the events of May 14 and 15, 2018
Note: About 84% of the fatalities on May 14 and 15, 2018 (54 people) were terrorist operatives or individuals affiliated with terrorist organizations. About 67% of them (43) were operatives of Hamas or affiliated with it. The organizational affiliation of 10 fatalities was not identified. It may be assumed that they include several Hamas operatives or individuals affiliated with Hamas.
Total Affiliation Membership Organization
20 11 affiliated with Hamas
9 military wing and security force operatives
Hamas
14 12 affiliated with Fatah
2 military operatives
Fatah
1 1 military operative
PIJ
2 1 affiliated with the DFLP
1 military operative
DFLP
2 2 affiliated with the PFLP
PFLP
9 Unknown 48 fatalities Total
Total Affiliation Membership Organization
43 18 affiliated with Hamas
22 military wing operatives 3 operatives of the security services
Hamas
7 7 affiliated with Fatah
Fatah
3 3 military operatives
PIJ
0 DFLP 1 1 affiliated with
the PFLP PFLP
10 Unknown 64 fatalities Total
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Methodological notes
Following are methodological notes on the findings of the identity of the march
participants:
These are interim findings pertaining to the period from March 30 to May 15, 2018.
These findings are updated as at May 22, 2018. Names of other Palestinians who were
seriously wounded and died of their injuries may be added to the number of
fatalities.
The ITIC’s list of names is based on the list of names (55 names) of the
Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip. To supplement this list, in those
cases where the reports of the Ministry of Health were incomplete (for example, non-
publication of the names of fatalities or misspellings of the names that were
published), the ITIC completed the data based on information obtained from social
media and other open sources.
The ITIC distinguishes between two basic categories of those belonging to
terrorist organizations: the first is for those who were definitely operatives in the
various organizations. The second is for those who were affiliated with the
organizations. On the other hand, Salah Bardawil and Yahya Sinwar do not make
such a distinction in their figures about Hamas casualties, and all of them are
included under the heading “shaheeds of Hamas.”
The examination is based on open source information of variable quality, mainly
from social media (Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter). Palestinian websites were also
used. In some cases the information is solid and in some cases it is circumstantial.
The events of May 14 and May 15, 2018 Main findings of the ITIC’s examination2
On May 14, 2018, the day of the ceremony for the relocation of the US Embassy to
Jerusalem, violent demonstrations were held in 13 locations along the Gaza-Israel border.
2 The names of the fatalities up to the events of May 14 were examined on an individual basis by the ITIC. For the findings of the examination of most of the names, see the ITIC’s Information Bulletin from April 11, 2018: “Initial Analysis of the Identities of Gazans Killed During the “Great Return March” on March 30 and April 6, 2018.” For an update to this document, see the ITIC’s Information Bulletin from April 25, 2018: “Analysis of the Identities of Gazans Killed During the Great Return March.” For updates to both of these documents, see the ITIC's Information Bulletins on the march published after April 25, 2018. All these documents have been uploaded to the ITIC’s website.
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Some 40,000 Palestinians participated in these demonstrations, and according to IDF
sources, they were characterized by “unprecedented violence” in comparison with the
previous marches.
The May 14 rioters attempted to penetrate into Israeli territory, while burning tires
and throwing pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails at the fence. During the riots, Molotov
kites were sent to Israel, causing many fires in the fields of Israeli communities
surrounding the Gaza Strip. Under the cover of the demonstrations, shooting attacks were
carried out and IEDs were planted by armed terrorist squads. On the evening of May 14,
the demonstrators left the area. In the ITIC’s assessment, they did so following instructions of
the Hamas leadership, which supervised the events.
In the violent events on May 14, 2018, and in events that continued on a lower profile on May
15, 2018, the ITIC identified the names of 64 fatalities. Of these fatalities, 53 (around
84%) were terrorist operatives or affiliated with terrorist operatives, the vast majority
(around 67%) from Hamas (Hamas cited a higher percentage: senior Hamas figures Yahya
Sinwar and Salah Bardawil admitted that 50 out of 62 shaheeds, i.e., 81%, were Hamas
operatives3). Most of those killed died during violent clashes with IDF forces, in the front line
of demonstrators on the Israeli border. Some were killed while carrying out terrorist attacks
or attempting to cross the security fence into Israeli territory. During the riots on May 14,
2018, the Palestinians also fired indiscriminately and massively at IDF drones
(quadcopters) from the area of the tent camps in the rear (where there were apparently
weapons). Therefore, it is possible that at least some of the Palestinian fatalities were hit by
this gunfire.
3 See the ITIC’s Information Bulletin from May 17, 2018: “Senior Hamas figure Salah al-Bardawil: 50 of the 62 shaheeds of May 14 [about 80%] belonged to Hamas.” Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s leader in the Gaza Strip, also admitted that Hamas had more than 60 shaheeds in the May 14 events (Al-Mayadeen’s YouTube channel, May 21, 2018).
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Distribution of the fatalities from May 14 and May 15, 2018 by organization
Methodological notes on how the names of the Palestinians killed in the events of May 14 and 15 were identified
The number of fatalities: according to Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesman for the Ministry of
Health in the Gaza Strip, 62 Palestinians were killed in the events of May 14 and 15, 60 of
them on May 14 and 2 on May 15, 2018. This is also the number cited by senior Hamas figure
Salah Bardawil when he announced that 50 of the 62 fatalities belonged to Hamas. However,
on May 19, the number of fatalities rose to 65, following Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra’s
announcement that three of the wounded had died of their injuries.
Identifying the names of the fatalities: on May 14, 2018, the Palestinian Ministry of
Health published a list of 55 names of fatalities (one of them was listed as a John Doe and
the name of another fatality appeared twice on the list). This was the last detailed list of
names found by the ITIC that was published by the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip.
From then on, the names of those killed were reported sporadically on Dr. Ashraf al-
Qudra’s Facebook page or in the Palestinian media.
The basis for the ITIC’s list of fatalities was the list of 55 fatalities published by the
Palestinian Ministry of Health on May 14, 2018. The missing names were found by the
ITIC through searches on Facebook pages and other media outlets, where the names of
those killed or those who died from their injuries were reported sporadically. In these
searches, the ITIC identified the names of 64 Palestinians who were killed on May 14 and
May 15, 2018, and this was the basis for its examination.
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Distribution of the fatalities on May 14 and May 15 by organizational affiliation
The central role played by Hamas’s casualties in the events of May 14, 2018
Of the 64 casualties, the ITIC identified 43 names of Hamas operatives or individuals
affiliated with Hamas (around 67%). Senior Hamas figure Salah Bardawil said that
according to the official figures, 50 shaheeds out of the 62 fatalities belonged to Hamas. It is
possible that seven additional fatalities who belonged to Hamas were included among
the 10 fatalities whose affiliation is unknown. It is also possible that Bardawil (and Yahya
Sinwar) exaggerated slightly in order to highlight the great sacrifice that Hamas has made
and to repel internal criticism.
Of the 43 Hamas fatalities identified by the ITIC, 22 were operatives of the military
wing (the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades) and three fatalities were both Hamas
operatives and members of the internal security services4. The fatalities who were both
Hamas operatives and members of the internal security services were given funerals by the
Hamas military wing and were counted by the ITIC as operatives of the military wing.
Eighteen fatalities were identified by the ITIC as affiliated with Hamas after their bodies
were covered with a Hamas flag or other signs were found indicating their affiliation
with Hamas.
4 The phenomenon of members of the security services who double as terrorist operatives is well known from previous confrontations.
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Other terroristorganizations
Unknown identity
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The high percentage of Hamas operatives who were killed during the events of May 14 and in
the previous events once again demonstrated Hamas’s central role in planning and
controlling the events. In the “front line” of the violent demonstrations, there were also
Hamas operatives in civilian clothes who played a central role in the acts of violence and
attempts to break into the sovereign territory of the State of Israel. These operatives
were “protected” by women and children who were sent by Hamas to the front line to
serve as human shields. In the ITIC’s assessment, the large number of casualties among the
operatives is primarily a result of Hamas’s central role in the events, and senior Hamas figures
do not bother to hide this. Hence the Palestinian propaganda message that these were
“popular” demonstrations carried out in “peaceful ways” is a false message that the
Palestinians have managed to convey to many countries around the world, including
Western countries.
Fatalities from other organizations and fatalities with no organizational affiliation
Following are the identities of the fatalities from the other organizations:
Fatah: Seven Fatah-affiliated fatalities. The fatalities included one female activist.
She was the only woman killed in the events, despite the fact that the operatives of the
various organizations encouraged women and children to come to the front line of the
demonstrations, mainly to serve as human shields.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ): three of the fatalities were PIJ operatives. All
of them were operatives of the military wing.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP): one fatality who was
affiliated with the PFLP.
With no organizational affiliation: no reports of the organizational affiliation of 10
operatives who were killed were found.
The ITIC still hasn’t identified 10 people killed in the events of May 14 and May 15,
2018. It can be assumed that some of them were civilians, but some of them may have
been Hamas operatives who were not identified by the ITIC.
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Continuation to be expected
In the ITIC’s assessment, from Hamas’s perspective, the violent riots and demonstrations
have not yet exhausted their inherent political and propaganda benefits. Senior Hamas
figures call on their operatives and the entire Gazan public to continue the riots and
even to die as shaheeds. The “National Authority for the Great Return March,” serving as a
front for Hamas, called on the Gazan public to continue the marches on Friday, May 25,
under the slogan “Continuing despite the siege.”
Yahya Sinwar, head of the Hamas Political Bureau in the Gaza Strip, said that “special
events” would take place on Naksa Day (June 5, the day of the defeat of the Arab states in
the Six Day War) and on Jerusalem Day (June 8, support events for Palestinians initiated by
Iran). Therefore, it can be assumed that in the weeks ahead, Hamas will continue to
sacrifice the lives of its operatives, civilians and other terrorist operatives, while
encouraging and fueling the political and propaganda campaign being waged against
Israel.
Appendix
Attached is an appendix containing detailed information about the 64 fatalities in the
events of May 14 and 15, including their organizational affiliation, based on examinations
carried out by the ITIC. A detailed analysis of the identity of those killed up to May 14 was
published, as aforesaid, in the ITIC’s documents on the subject of the “Great Return
Marches.”
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Appendix The identities of 64 of the Palestinians killed in the events of May 14 and 15, 2018
Overview
The Palestinians killed were identified according to information at various levels of
reliability. In some instances there was unequivocal information indicating membership
or affiliation with one of the terrorist organizations. In some, the information was
circumstantial, such as a death notice issued by an organization, wrapping the body for
burial in an organization flag or a memorial service with organization signs (banners and
pictures, mourning tents with signs from an organization, visits of senior movement figures to
a mourning tent).
Information about the Palestinians killed on May 14, 2018
Anas Hamdan Salem Qudeih
Personal details: 21 years old, from Abasan al-Kabira ((Facebook page of Abasan al-
Kabira, May 14, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Killed east of Khan Yunis (Twitter account of, the
ministry of health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: According to the social networks, he was an operative
in Hamas' military wing (the Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades) (Facebook page of Ibrahim
Qudeih, May 14, 2018).
Right: Anas Hamdan Salem Qudeih (Twitter account of Gazan journalist Hassan Aslih, May 14, 2018). Left: Anas Hamdan Salem Qudeih a few minutes
before his death (Facebook page of the Qudeih family, May 14, 2018)
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The funeral held for Anas Hamdan Salem Qudeih.
He is wearing a green Hamas military wing headband (from a video on the Facebook page of Shadi Qudeih, May 15, 2018)
Musab Youssef Abu Laila
Personal details: 28 or 29 years old, from the al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City.
Circumstances of his death: Shot to death in eastern Jabalia (Facebook pages of
the spokesman of the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip and the Indonesian hospital
in the northern Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: According to the death notice issued by the ministry of
the interior in the Gaza Strip, he was a lieutenant in military intelligence in the Gaza
Strip (Facebook page of the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018).
Lieutenant Musab Youssef Abu Laila (Facebook page of the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018)
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Ubaida Salem Abd Rabbo Farhan
Personal details: 30 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman of the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018), from Bani Suheila.
Circumstances of his death: Killed in eastern Khan Yunis (Facebook pages of the
Shehab Agency and the city of Bani Suheila, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: The military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad
(PIJ) issued a notice referring to him as an operative in its ranks (website of the
Jerusalem Battalions, May 14, 2018).
Ubaida Salem Abd Rabbo Farhan (Facebook page of the city of Bani Suheila, May 14, 2018)
Muhammad Ashraf Abu Sitta
Personal details: 24 or 26 years old, from Beit Hanoun (Facebook pages of the
spokesman of the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip and the Indonesian hospital in
the northern Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Killed in eastern Beit Hanoun (Facebook pages of the
Shehab Agency and Safahat Beit Hanoun al-Akhbariya, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in the Fatah flag for burial
(Facebook page of Safahat Beit Hanoun al-Akhbariya, May 14, 2018).
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Muhammad Ashraf Abu Sitta (Right: Twitter account of the "martyrs of Palestine" and the
Facebook page of Safahat Beit Hanoun al-Akhbariya, May 14, 2018)
Izz al-Din Moussa al-Sammak
Personal details: 14 years old (Facebook page of the spokesperson of the ministry
of health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018), from the al-Bureij refugee camp. His father is
Moussa al-Sammak, a senior Hamas figure in the central Gaza Strip, who was
deputy secretary of labor (Facebook page of Maghazi.news and al-Mushraq News, May
14, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Killed in a riot in eastern al-Bureij (fatehmedia.net,
May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial.
Right: Izz al-Din Moussa al-Sammak before his death east of the al-Bureij refugee camp (QudsN Facebook page, May 14, 2018). Left: Moussa al-Sammak, father of Izz al-Din Moussa al-Sammak (Facebook page of the "meeting place of the residents of al-Bureij refugee camp," May 14, 2018)
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Right: The body of Izz al-Din Moussa al-Sammak wrapped in a green Hamas flag. (Above: the body of Mahmoud Yahya Hussein) (Facebook page of the "meeting place of the residents of al-Bureij refugee camp," May 14, 2018). Left: Izz al-Din
Moussa al-Sammak's mother participates in the "Friday of loyalty to the shaheeds and wounded," holding a copy of the death notice issued by Hamas for her son
(Twitter account of Shimaa' Ali, May 18, 2018)
Izz al-Din Nahed al-Uweiti
Personal details: 23 years old, from Khan Yunis.
Circumstances of his death: Shot and killed during a riot (Facebook pages of the
spokesman of the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip and the European hospital in
Khan Yunis, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial
(Twitter account of Gazan journalist Hassan Aslih, May 14, 2018).
Izz al-Din Nahed al-Uweiti (Right: Facebook page of Majde Abo Omar, who represents
himself as a classmate. He calls al-Uweiti "the shaheed from the al-Qassam Brigades," May 14, 2018. Left: Twitter account of Gazan journalist Hassan Aslih, May 14, 2018)
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Bilal Ahmad Abu Duqqa
Personal details: 26 years old, from Abasan al-Kabira.
Circumstances of his death: Shot and killed during the riots (Facebook pages of
the spokesman of the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip and the European hospital in
Khan Yunis, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Unknown
Jihad Mufid Abd al-Mun'em al-Farra
Personal details: 30 years old, from al-Qarara.
Circumstances of his death: Killed east of Khan Yunis (Facebook pages of the
spokesman of the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip and the European hospital in
Khan Yunis, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: According to the social networks, he was an operative
in Hamas' military wing. His brother, Iyad Mufid Abd al-Mun'em al-Farra, an operative
in Hamas' military wing, was killed when a tunnel collapsed in the Khan Yunis region on
August 4, 2014 (Twitter account of m_al_farra, who claimed to be a cousin of Jihad al-
Farra, May 14, 2018; Facebook page of Mahmoud Abu al-Hassan, who claimed to have
met Jihad al-Farra in a "return camp" a short time before his death, May 14, 2018).
Jihad al-Farra (Facebook page of Matrix Love, who claimed al-Farra was his cousin, May 15, 2018)
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Al-Farra's body wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (Facebook page of the al-Saa 8 website, May 14, 2018)
Fadi Hassan Salman Abu Salmi (Abu Salah)
Personal details: 29 or 30 years old, from Abasan al-Kabira; disabled (he lost both
legs in Operation Cast Lead).
Circumstances of his death: Shot to death in eastern Khan Yunis (Facebook pages
of the spokesman of the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip, the European hospital in
Khan Yunis and the Shehab Agency, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: The military wing of the PIJ claimed him as an
operative and said he stood in the front line in every clash in eastern Khan Yunis
(website of the Jerusalem Battalions, May 14, 2018).
Right: Fadi Abu Salah in uniform. Left: During the riots
(website of the Jerusalem Battalions, May 14, 2018)
Ahmad Awadallah
Personal details: 24 years old (Facebook page of the ministry of health in the Gaza
Strip, May 14, 2018), from the al-Maghazi refugee camp (Facebook pages of the Nuseirat
refugee camp, May 14, 2018).
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Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
Organizational affiliation: Unknown
Mu'tasem Fawzi Abu Lula
Personal details: 20 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Killed in eastern Rafah. Wounded in the leg in a
"return march" riot on May 4, 2018. On his Facebook page he stressed his
determination to participate in "return march" activities, even at the price of his life
(Filastin al-Yawm, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial
(Twitter account of Gazan journalist Hassan Aslih, May 14, 2018).
Right: Picture Abu Lula posted to his Facebook page with the hashtag "I_return" (Facebook page of Mu'tasem Fawzi Abu Lula, March 27, 2018). Left: Abu Lula's last posting to this Facebook page, reading "Goodbye those I love, we will see you in our land, if Allah so wills it" (Facebook page of
Mu'tasem Fawzi Abu Lula, May 13, 2018)
The body of Mu'tasem Fawzi Abu Lula wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (Twitter account of Gazan journalist Hassan Aslih, May 14, 2018)
Muhammad Mahmoud Abd al-Mu'ti Abd al-Aal
Personal details: 39 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018).
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Circumstances of his death: Killed in eastern Rafah.
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial
(Twitter account of Gazan journalist Hassan Aslih, May 14, 2018).
Right: Muhammad Mahmoud Abd al-Aal (Facebook page of the city of Rafah – al-Safha al-Rafiyah, May 14, 2018). Left: The body of Muhammad Mahmoud Abd al-Aal wrapped
in a Hamas flag for burial (Twitter account of Gazan journalist Hassan Aslih, May 14, 2018)
Ahmad Fawzi al-Tatar
Personal details: 28 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018). Was the son of a senior commander of the
wireless communications unit of the national security apparatuses, General Fawzi al-
Tatar (Official Fatah Facebook page, May 15, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
Organizational affiliation: Was a Fatah operative (Facebook page of the Fatah
branch in western Gaza City, May 14, 2018).
The death notice and mourning tent organized by the western Gaza City Fatah branch
(Facebook page of the Fatah branch in western Gaza City, May 14, 2018)
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Ahmad Adel Moussa al-Shaer
Personal details: 16 years old, from Khan Yunis.
Circumstances of his death: Killed in eastern Khan Yunis (Twitter account of
Filastin al-A'an, May 14, 2018)
Organizational affiliation: The military wing of the PIJ reported he was an
operative in its ranks (website of the Jerusalem Battalions, May 14, 2018).
Ahmad al-Shaer (Right: from the Facebook page of the al-Shaer family, May 14, 2018; Left: Jerusalem Battalions website, May 14, 2018)
Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Ali Miqdad
Personal details: 28 years old, from Khan Yunis (Facebook pages of the spokesman
for the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip and the European hospital in Khan Yunis,
May 14, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial.
Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Ali Miqdad (Facebook page of the Miqdad family, May 15, 2018)
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Moussa Jaber Hasanein
Personal details: 36 years old, a captain in the civil defense forces in the al-Shati
refugee camp (Facebook page of the al-Shati refugee, May 14, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Killed in eastern Gaza City. According to the
Palestinian version, he was killed while helping the wounded (Facebook pages of the
civil defense administration and the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, May 14,
2018).
Organizational affiliation: Operative in the security forces of the Hamas
ministry of the interior.
Moussa Jaber Hasanein (Right: Facebook page of the civil defense administration in the Gaza Strip, May 14, and the Facebook page of the ministry of the interior
in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018)
Mahmoud Rabah Allyan Abu Muamar
Personal details: 28 years old, from the Ma'an region of Khan Yunis.
Circumstances of his death: Shot to death during the riots (Facebook pages of the
European hospital in Khan Yunis and the spokesman for the ministry of health in the
Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial.
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Picture of Mahmoud Rabah Allyan Abu Muamar with the hashtag, "I_return" (Facebook page of Mahmoud Rabah Allyan Abu Muamar, March 27, 2018). Left: The body of Mahmoud Rabah Allyan Abu Muamar wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (Facebook page of Aseel Saidam, May 15, 2018)
Ahmad Muhammad Ibrahim Hamdan
Personal details: 27 years old, from the al-Amal neighborhood of Khan Yunis
(Facebook pages of the European hospital in Khan Yunis and the spokesman for the
ministry of health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
Organizational affiliation: Was an operative in the Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades'
nukhba elite unit (Facebook page of Abdallah Hamdan and Twitter account of
Mohamed Sabri from Khan Yunis, May 14, 2018).
Ahmad Hamdan buried in a green Hamas headband (Facebook page of Jawad Zidan, May 14, 2018)
Mu'taz Bassem Kamel al-Nunu (Abu Bassem)
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Personal details: 30 or 31 years old, from the al-Rimal al-Shimali neighborhood of
western Gaza City (Facebook page of Hamas' public activity in al-Rimal al-Shimali, May
15, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
Organizational affiliation: Was a captain in Hamas' security forces in the Gaza Strip
(Facebook pages of the ministry of the interior and the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018). Was also an operative in Hamas' military
wing.
Mu'taz al-Nunu (Facebook page of the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018)
Right: Mu'taz al-Nunu wearing a Hamas headband and wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (Facebook page of Hamas' public activity in al-Rimal al-Shimali, May 15, 2018). Left: Operatives of Hamas' military wing and a Hamas sign at the entrance to the mourning tent (Facebook page
of Hamas' public activity in al-Rimal al-Shimali, May 16, 2018)
Jihad Muhammad Othman Moussa (Abu Muhammad)
Personal details: 30 or 31 years old, from a neighborhood in northwestern Gaza
City (Local neighborhood Facebook page, May 14, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
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Organizational affiliation: Was a second lieutenant in the internal security
apparatus of Hamas' ministry of the interior (Facebook pages of the spokesmen of the
ministry of the interior and the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018). He
was also an operative in Hamas' military wing.
Jihad Muhammad Moussa (Facebook page of the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018)
Right: Death notice issued by Hamas' military wing for Jihad Muhammad Moussa (Abu Muhammad) (Facebook page of a local neighborhood in northwestern Gaza City, May 15, 2018).
Left: The funeral held for Jihad Muhammad Moussa, attended by senior Hamas figure Isma'il Radwan (Facebook page of Hamas' public activity apparatus in western Gaza City, May 15, 2018)
Wissal Fadhel Izzat al-Sheikh Khalil
Personal details: 15 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018), from the al-Maghazi refugee camp. Participated
in riots in the past. Her mother said that every time she left the house to participate in a
demonstration, she hoped she would be killed (arabstoday.net, May 16, 2018). The
social networks posted pictures of her at riots.
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Circumstances of her death: Killed in eastern al-Bureij (website of the Palestinian
Center for Human Rights, May 15, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: She was a Fatah activist, according to a notice from a
secondary branch of Fatah in western Gaza City, and according to pictures of her
funeral in the al-Maghazi refugee camp (Facebook pages of the Fatah branch in
western Gaza City and News of the al-Maghazi refugee camp, May 14, 2018). Her body
was wrapped in a Fatah flag for burial.
Wissal Fadhel Izzat al-Sheikh Khalil (Right: Twitter account of "the martyrs of Palestine," May 16, 2018. Left: Twitter account of "addvvv5," May 14, 2018)
Right: The funeral held for Wissal Fadhel Izzat al-Sheikh Khalil. Her body is wrapped in a Fatah flag for burial (Facebook page of News of the al-Maghazi refugee camp, May 14, 2018). Left: The
mourning tent erected by Fatah for Wissal Fadhel Izzat al-Sheikh Khalil (Facebook page of Imad al-Sheikh Khalil, May 14, 2018)
Ibrahim Ahmad al-Zarqa
Personal details: 18 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018). From the al-Tufah neighborhood of Gaza City.
His mother said that since the beginning of the "return marches" he had gone to the
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area east of Gaza City every Friday to photographs the events, and that he often said
he hoped to become a shaheed.
Circumstances of his death: Shot to death during the riots (Karameh Press, May 16,
2018).
Organizational affiliation: Was active in Hamas' media bureau in the al-Tufah
region (Twitter account of al-Tufah al-Ilamiyyah, May 15, 2018).
Right: Ibrahim al-Zarqa (Facebook page of Muhammad Abu Muataz, May 14, 2018). Left: The last post on Ibrahim al-Zarqa's Facebook page "the morning of the return and the shahadah,"
May 14, 2018.
The body of Ibrahim al-Zarqa wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (Facebook page of Hima al-Najjar, May 15, 2018)
Mustafa Muhammad Samir Mahmoud al-Masri (Abu Suheib)
Personal details: 22 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018), from the al-Daraj neighborhood in eastern Gaza
City. His brother, Muhammad Samir al-Masri, an engineer, was an operative in the
Hamas' weapons manufacturing unit and was killed in a "work accident" on December
29, 2006 (Facebook page of 'Ilam al-Daraj, May 14, 2018).
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Circumstances of his death: Shot to death in eastern Gaza City (Facebook page of
the union of the families of al-Daraj in Gaza City, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Was an operative in Hamas' military wing (Facebook
page of Waleed M. Ahel, May 14, 2018).
Right: Mustafa al-Masri in uniform. Left: The funeral of Mustafa al-Masri, attended by armed operatives of Hamas' military wing (from a video about Mustafa al-Masri on the Facebook page of
Sharq Press, May 16, 2018)
The body of Mustafa al-Masri wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (Facebook page of Waleed M. Ahel, May 14, 2018). Left: Hamas banner at the entrance to the mourning
tent erected for Mustafa al-Masri (Facebook page of Sharq Press, May 15, 2018)
Ahmad Fayiz Harb Shihadeh (Abu Musab)
Personal details: 23 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018), from al-Rimal al-Shimali in western Gaza City
(Facebook page of the sports committee of the mosques in the al-Rimal al-Shimali
region, May 14, 2018). He was a lawyer (Facebook page of the Palestinian Bar
Association, May 14, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
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Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial and
he was wearing an Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades headband. He may have been an
operative in Hamas' military wing.
Right: Ahmad Fayiz Harb Shihadeh (Abu Musab). Left: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag and he was wearing a Hamas military wing headband for burial (Facebook
page of Yusuf Shihadeh who represents himself as Ahmad's cousin, May 14, 2018)
Ahmad Zuheir Hamed al-Shawwa (Abu Dia')
Personal details: 24 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018), from the al-Daraj neighborhood (Facebook page
of 'Ilam al-Daraj, May 14, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Shot to death in eastern Gaza City (Facebook page of
Hamdan Shawwa, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag and he was
wearing a Hamas military wing headband for burial. Hamas issued a death notice
for him (along with four other operatives from the al-Daraj area).
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Ahmad Zuheir al-Shawwa. Left: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag and he was wearing a Hamas military wing headband for burial (Facebook page of 'Ilam al-Daraj, May 14, 2018)
Ahmad Zuheir al-Shawwa (second from right) in uniform, one of five in a Hamas death notice issued for operatives from the area killed on May 14, 2018
(Facebook page of 'Ilam al-Daraj, May 15, 2018)
Muhammad Hani Husni al-Najjar
Personal details: 33 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018), from the Jabalia refugee camp.
Circumstances of his death: Killed in the riots in the eastern part of the Jabalia
refugee camp (Shehab Agency Facebook page, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Was a second lieutenant in the Hamas naval police
(Facebook page of the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018). Hamas
banners were hung in the mourning tent erected for him. According to the social
networks, he was an operative in Hamas' military wing. Abd al-Rahman, brother of
Muhammad al-Najjar, was an operative in Hamas' military wing and killed on July 6,
2006, in a clash with the IDF in the northern Gaza Strip. His sister was killed in
Operation Cast Lead (Facebook page of Muhammad Abu Safia, May 15, 2018).
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Right: Muhammad al-Najjar (Facebook page of the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018). Left: Muhammad al-Najjar's last activity on his Facebook page was
to change his profile picture to hashtag "I_return" (Facebook page of Muhammad al-Najjar, March 29, 2018)
Right: Picture of the funeral held for Muhammad al-Najjar, with the logo of Hamas' media bureau in the Jabalia refugee camp in the upper lefthand corner (Shehab Agency Facebook page, May 14,
2018). Left: Hamas death notices hung in the mourning tent erected for Muhammad al-Najjar (Facebook page of Hamas' naval police, May 15, 2018)
Fadhel Muhammad Atta Habshi (Abu Ahmad)
Personal details: 34 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018), from the al-Daraj neighborhood (Twitter
account of Shabakat Fajar al-'Ilamiya, May 15, 2018)
Circumstances of his death: Killed near an IDF post, where he customarily went
every Friday (Facebook page of Adelat al-Sheikh and Twitter account of Mohamed
Naem, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Was a major in the Hamas security and protection
forces (Facebook page of the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018).
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Fadhel Muhammad Habshi (Facebook page of the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018). Left: Funeral held for Fadhel Muhammad Habshi without
any organizational signs (Facebook page of 'Ilam al-Daraj, May 14 and 15, 2018)
Abd al-Salam Yusuf Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Wahab
Personal details: 38 years old, from al-Qarara. Worked in the department of
education and higher education in Khan Yunis (website of the department, May 14,
2018).
Circumstances of his death: Shot to death during the riots (Facebook page of the
European hospital in Khan Yunis, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in the Hamas flag for burial.
His brother was an operative in Hamas' military wing and killed on January 24, 2002, in
terrorist attack near Ganei Tal, in central Israel south of Gadera (Facebook page of
Bahaa Alagha, May 14, 2018).
Right: Abd al-Salam al-Wahab with the "I_return" hashtag (Facebook page of Abd al-Salam Yusuf Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Wahab, March 26, 2018). Left: At a "return march" (Facebook page of Abd
al-Salam Yusuf Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Wahab, March 30, 2018)
Ali Muhammad Ahmad Khafaja
Personal details: 21 years old, from the al-Sultan neighborhood in Rafah.
Circumstances of his death: Killed in eastern Rafah (Facebook page of the medical
services administration in the Gaza Strip, a department of the ministry of the interior,
May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Hamas banners and flags were hung at the entrance to
the mourning tent erected for him.
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Ali Khafaja (Facebook page of Abd al-Mu'ti Abu Samaan, a classmate of Khafaja, May 14, 2018)
Hamas signs and flags at the entrance of the mourning tent erected for Ali Khafaja
(Facebook page of Yahya Khafaja, May 15, 2018)
Muhammad Suleiman Aqel
Personal details: 32 or 33 years old, from Abasan al-Jadeeda in the Khan Yunis
district. His name also appears on the social networks as Muhammad Suleiman
Ibrahim Aqel (Twitter account of Rafah24, May 14, 2018) and Muhammad Suleiman
Aqel al-Dughma (Twitter account of Iyad Asfur Abu Amjad, May 15, 2018, and the
Facebook page of Mohamed Aqel, May 15, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
Organizational affiliation: Was a captain in the Palestinian police force in Khan
Yunis (Facebook page of the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, the Twitter
account of media correspondent Muhammad Lafi, May 14, 2018, and the Twitter
account of Rafah24, May 14, 2018).
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Muhammad Suleiman Aqel (Facebook page of the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018)
Mahmoud Mustafa Ahmad Assaf
Personal details: 17 or 23 years old, from the Jabalia refugee camp (Facebook page
of Isma'il Jumaa, May 14, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Killed east of Jabalia (Facebook page of Muhammad
Farid Assaf, May 14, 2018). According to the Facebook page of Mahmoud al-Batash, he
was on a bus with Mahmoud Mustafa Assaf, who passionately called for the border
security fence to be torn down, with blood, body and spirit (Facebook page of
Mahmoud al-Batash, May 15, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Unknown
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Mahmoud Assaf (Facebook page of Mahmoud al-Batash, May 15, 2018)
Ahmad Majed Qassem Atallah
Personal details: 27 years old, from the al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City (Fajar
Net, May 15, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
Organizational affiliation: Unknown
Ahmad Atallah (Facebook page of the Hirz Atallah family, date, 2018)
Khalil Isma'il Khalil Mansour
Personal details: 25 years old, from the al-Tufah neighborhood in eastern Gaza
City.
Circumstances of his death: A relative recounted that a few hours before his death
he played with his young daughter and sang to her that he was going to paradise
(Dunia al-Watan, May 16, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Unknown
Khalil Mansour (Twitter account of Palshaheed, May 14, 2018)
Talal Adel Ibrahim Matar
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Personal details: 16 years old
Circumstances of his death: Died in the Shifaa hospital in Gaza City on May 15,
2018, having been wounded in a riot east of Gaza City (Facebook page of Khan Yunis
Now, May 16, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Unknown
Talal Adel Ibrahim Matar (Facebook page of Khan Yunis Now, May 16, 2018)
Muhammad Samir Dawidar
Personal details: 29 years old, from the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza
Strip.
Circumstances of his death: Killed east of al-Bureij.
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial. His
funeral was attended by armed operatives who fired their guns into the air (Safa,
May 15, 2018).
The body of Muhammad Samir Dawidar wrapped in the Hamas flag (Safa and the al-Saa 8 website, May 15, 2018)
Mukhtar Abd al-Karim Abu Khamash
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Personal details: 23 years old, from Deir al-Balah.
Circumstances of his death: Killed east of al-Bureij.
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial
(Shehab Facebook page, May 15, 2018).
The body of Mukhtar Abu Khamash, wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (Shehab Facebook page, May 15, 2018)
Imad al-Nufar
Personal details: Unknown
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial.
Senior Hamas figure Isma'il Radwan attended his funeral (Shehab, May 15, 2018).
Hamas and its military wing issued a joint death notice for him. According to the
notice, he was an operative in Hamas' military wing, killed during the "great return
march" on May 14, 2018 (Facebook page of a neighborhood in northwestern Gaza City,
May 18, 2018).
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Right: The body of Imad al-Nufar wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (Shehab, May 15, 2018). Left: Senior Hamas figure Isma'il Radwan posts to his Twitter account that he attended the funeral of
the "jihadi shaheed" Imad al-Nufar (Twitter account of Isma'il Radwan, May 15, 2018)
Right: Joint death notice issued by Hamas and its military wing for the "al-Qassam [Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades] shaheed Imad Muhammad al-Nufar" (Facebook page of a
neighborhood in northwestern Gaza City, May 18, 2018). Left: Undated picture posted to the Twitter account of a friend of Imad al-Nufar, taken near the security fence
(Twitter account of "3bood_aboodnfar," May 15, 2018)
Sayid Muhammad Abu al-Kheir
Personal details: 16 years old, from the central Gaza Strip.
Circumstances of his death: Killed east of Gaza City (Facebook page of Gaza Now,
May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial.
Hamas' military wing issued a death notice for him (YouTube, May 15, 2018).
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Right: Death notice issued for Sayid Muhammad al-Kheir. Left: His body wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (YouTube, May 15, 2018)
Imad Ali Sadeq al-Sheikh
Personal details: 19 years old, from Gaza City.
Circumstances of his death: Killed east of Gaza City (Fajar Net, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Unknown. His parents said he left home while on a
fast to clash with IDF soldiers with the intention of becoming a shaheed. Family
members issued a death notice for him with a picture of him holding a rifle. The picture
was taken while he was at a Hamas military youth camp in the Gaza Strip (Facebook
page of families from the al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City, May 15, 2018).
Death notice issued by the al-Sheikh family with a picture of Imad al-Sheikh holding a rifle. The picture was taken at a Hamas military youth camp (Facebook page of families from the al-Daraj
neighborhood of Gaza City, May 15, 2018)
Zayid Muhammad Hassan Omar
Personal details: 19 years old, from the al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City.
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
Organizational affiliation: Wearing a Hamas headband and wrapped in a Hamas
flag for burial, over which a Palestinian flag was draped (Fajar Net, May 14, 2018).
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Body of Zayid Omar wrapped wearing a Hamas headband, wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial, and draped with a
Palestinian flag (Fajar Net, May 14, 2018)
Muhammad Abd al-Salam Hirz
Personal details: 21 years old, from Gaza City.
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
Organizational affiliation: Unknown
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Muhammad Abd al-Salam Hirz (Facebook page of the families of the al-Daraj neighborhood in Gaza City, May 14, 2018)
Shaher Mahmoud Muhammad al-Madhoun (Abu Abdallah)
Personal details: 32 years old, from Gaza City (Facebook page of Gazan journalist
Hassan Aslih, May 14, 2018). Shaher al-Madhoun was a nephew of journalist
Muhammad al-Mahdoun, who in the past worked for al-Aqsa TV and Hamas' Shehab
news agency. He currently lives in Istanbul (Facebook page of Muhammad al-Madhoun,
May 14, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Killed on May 14, east of Gaza City (Twitter account of
Muhammad al-Madhoun, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Was an operative in Hamas' military wing. A posting
to the al-Madhoun family Facebook page (May 14) showed him in military uniform
and called him a "jihadi shaheed." According to the Facebook page of Abu Ubaida
Muhammad from Gaza, whose pictures indicate the two were friends, Shaher al-
Madhoun was a commander in the Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades (Facebook page of
Abu Ubaida Muhammad, May 14, 2018).
Shaher al-Madhoun in military uniform (Facebook page of the al-Madhoun family, May 14, 2018)
Mahmoud Yahya Hussein
Personal details: 24 years old, from the al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza
Strip
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Circumstances of his death: Killed on May 14, east of al-Bureij (Filastin al-A'an, May
14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial.
According to a Gazan Twitter account, he was an operative in Hamas' military wing
(twitter.com/hollygaz/ May 14, 2018).
The body of Mahmoud Hussein, wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (twitter.com/hollygaz/ May 14, 2018)
Muhammad Riyadh Abd al-Rahman al-Aamoudi (Abu Ubaida)
Personal details: 31 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018), from the al-Shati refugee camp north of Gaza
City (Shehab Facebook page, May 14, 2018). Worked for the office of the inspector
general of the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip (Facebook page of the
ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
Organizational affiliation: Was also a field commander in Hamas' military wing
(Facebook page of Ahmad Abu Rakan, May 14, 2018).
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Right: Mahmoud Riyadh al-Aamoudi (Facebook page of the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018). Left: Mahmoud al-Aamoudi wearing
a Hamas military wing headband and wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (Facebook page of the office of the inspector general of the ministry of the
interior in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018)
Isma'il Khalil Ramadan al-Dahuk
Personal details: 30 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018), from the al-Tufah neighborhood in eastern Gaza
City (Twitter account of Shabakat al-Tufah al-'Ilamiya, May 15, 2018). According to the
social networks, his name was Isma'il Walid Ramadan al-Dahuk.
Circumstances of his death: Killed on May 14 east of Gaza City, near the cemetery
(Facebook page of the public group of Ayman al-Dahuk Abu Jihad, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Was an operative in the Palestinian police force
(Facebook page of the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018) and also
an operative in Hamas' military wing.
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Right: Isma'il al-Dahuk (Facebook page of the ministry of the interior in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018). Left: The funeral held for Isma'il al-Dahuk, with no indications of his Hamas affiliation (Twitter account of Shabakat Fajar
al-'Ilamiya and a video on the Facebook page of Nidal Othman, May 15, 2018) Ahmad Mahmoud Muhammad al-Rantisi
Personal details: 27 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018), from the al-Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in
Gaza City (Facebook page of Ahmad Jamal, May 15, 2018). Son of senior Hamas figure
Dr. Mahmoud al-Rantisi (Abu Anas) (Twitter account of Adham Abu Salmiya, a Hamas
activist who is also deputy chairman of the Zakat [charity] committee in Deir al-Balah
and a spokesman for the so-called "national movement committee for breaking the
siege and reconstruction in Gaza," May 14, 2018)
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a green Hamas flag for
burial. According to pictures posted on the social networks, he was also an operative
in Hamas' military wing.
Right: Ahmad al-Rantisi (Twitter account of Adham Abu Salmiya, May 14, 2018). Left: Ahmad al-Rantisi's father, Dr. Mahmoud al-Rantisi (YouTube channel of Hamas' public activity unit in
western Gaza City, December 18, 2016)
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Ahmad al-Rantisi in Hamas military wing uniform. (Right: Twitter account of Yahya Abu Masima, May 16, 2018. Left: Instagram account of ahmed_abo_awni, May 15, 2018)
Right: The body of Ahmad al-Rantisi wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (Paldf Twitter account, May 14, 2018). Left: Isma'il Haniyeh offers his condolences at the mourning
tent erected by the family (Facebook page of Ahmad Jamal, May 15, 2018)
Ahmad Abdallah al-Adini
Personal details: 30 or 36 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the
ministry of health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018), from Deir al-Balah.
Circumstances of his death: Killed on May 14 east of the al-Bureij refugee camp.
Organizational affiliation: Belonged to the leadership of the Popular Front for
the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) in Deir al-Balah. The PFLP in the Gaza Strip issued
a death notice for him, saying he had been one of the first to join the "return march"
activities and made a point of participating in the riots (Facebook page of, the PFLP's
media unit in the central Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018).
Right: The death notice issued by the PFLP for Ahmad al-Adini (Facebook page of, the PFLP's media bureau in the central Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018). Left: The funeral held
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for Ahmad al-Adini, attended by PFLP military operatives. His body was wrapped in the PFLP for burial (Facebook page of, the PFLP's media bureau in the central Gaza Strip,
May 15, 2018)
Omar Jumaa Abu Fol
Personal details: 30 years old, from the al-Tufah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City
Circumstances of his death: Wounded on May 14 east of Gaza City (Twitter account
of Shabakat Fajar al-'Ilamiya, May 15, 2018). Died of his wounds in the Indonesian
hospital in the northern Gaza Strip on May 15 (Facebook page of the spokesman for the
ministry of health in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Was an operative in Hamas' military wing. He wore a
Hamas military wing headband and his body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for
burial. His funeral was attended by operatives of Hamas' military wing (Facebook page
of Sharq Press , May 16 , 2018).
Omar Abu Fol (Facebook page of Shabakat Fajar al-'Ilamiya, May 15, 2018)
The funeral held for Omar Abu Fol (Facebook page of Sharq Press, May 16, 2018)
Muhammad Hassan Mustafa al-Abdallah
Personal details: 25 (Facebook page of Gazan journalist Hassan Aslih, May 14, 2018)
or 26 years old (according to the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis), from al-Qarara
(quds.net, May 14, 2018).
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Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
Organizational affiliation: According to the social networks, he was an operative
in Hamas' military wing (Facebook page of Mohammed O. Alabadla, May 15, 2018).
His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial.
Right: Muhammad al-Abadallah (Facebook page of Mohammed O. Alabadla, May 15, 2018). Left: The body of Muhammad al-Abadallah wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial
(Facebook page of Shabakat Khan Yunis al-'Ilamiya, May 14, 2018)
Ahmad Salem Allyan al-Jaraf
Personal details: 26 years old according to the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip
(Facebook page of Gazan journalist Hassan Aslih, May 14, 2018), from Abasan al-
Jadeeda.
Circumstances of his death: Killed during riots in the region of al-Farahin
(Facebook page of Shabakat Nur al-Akhbariya, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Was chairman of the Hamas student faction at the al-
Quds Open University in Khan Yunis. His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for
burial (Facebook page of the Islamic Bloc, the department of southern Abasan, May 15,
2018).
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Right: Ahmad Salem al-Jaraf (Facebook page of the Islamic Bloc, the department of southern Abasan, May 15, 2018). Left: The funeral held for Ahmad al-Jaraf (from a video
posted to the Facebook page of Shabakat Nur al-Akhbariya, May 14, 2018)
Abd al-Rahman Sami Aqel Abu Matar / Abd al-Rahman Sami Aqel
Personal details: 18 years old according to the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip
(Facebook page of Gazan journalist Hassan Aslih, May 14, 2018). From the Nuseirat
refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. His name also appears on the social networks
as Abd al-Rahman Sami Aqel (Facebook page of the al-Nuseirat refugee camp, May 14,
2018).
Circumstances of his death: Shot during the riots (website of the Palestinian
Center for Human Rights, May 15, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial
(Facebook page of Abd al-Aziz al-Malek, May 14, 2018). His brother, Tareq Sami Aqel
Abu Matar, was a Hamas operative killed in March 2003 in an IDF activity in the Nuseirat
refugee camp (Facebook page of the Rashfat Qahwa Group, May 14, 2018).
Right: Abd al-Rahman Sami Aqel (Facebook page of the Rashfat Qahwa Group, May 14, 2018). Left: The body of Abd al-Rahman Sami Aqel wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial
(Facebook page of Abd al-Aziz al-Malek, May 14, 2018)
Alaa Anwar Ahmad al-Khatib
Personal details: 28 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018), from the al-Sajaiya neighborhood in eastern
Gaza City (Twitter account of Shabakat Fajar al-'Ilamiya, May 15, 2018).
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Circumstances of his death: Killed on May 14 in riots east of Sajaiya (Facebook
page of Ali Muhammad al-Khatib, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Belonged to the branch of the Fatah movement in
eastern Gaza City (Facebook page of the branch of the Fatah movement in eastern
Gaza City, May 14, 2018).
Right: Alaa Anwar al-Khatib (Twitter account of Shabakat Fajar al-'Ilamiya, May 15, 2018). Left: Death notice issued by the Khalil al-Wazir branch of Fatah in Sajaiya (May 14, 2018)
Mahmoud Wael Mahmoud Jundiya
Personal details: 21 years old, from the al-Sajaiya neighborhood in eastern Gaza
City (Facebook page of Gaza Now, May 15, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown
Organizational affiliation: Was a Fatah operative. The branch of the Fatah
movement in eastern Gaza City posted to its Facebook page that it mourned the death
of its "heroic shaheed sons" killed in the Nakba Day march by IDF fire in eastern Gaza
City. Mahmoud Jundiya, said the announcement, was one of three Gazans mentioned
(Facebook page of the branch of the Fatah movement in eastern Gaza City, May 14,
2018). Fatah also issued a poster with Jundiya's picture (Facebook page of Yusuf
Jundiya, May 15, 2018). The body of Mahmoud Jundiya was wrapped in a Fatah flag
for burial (Facebook page of Hamada Muhammad Jundiya, May 15, 2018).
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Right: Death notice issued for Mahmoud Jundiya by the branch of the Fatah movement in eastern Gaza City (Facebook page of Yusuf Jundiya, May 15, 2018). Left: The body of Mahmoud Jundiya
wrapped in a Fatah flag for burial (Facebook page of Hamada Muhammad Jundiya, May 15, 2018) Ahmad al-Abed Abu Samra
Personal details: 21 years old, from Jabalia.
Circumstances of his death: Critically wounded on May 14 east of Jabalia. Died on
May 19 in the Shifaa hospital in Gaza City (Facebook page of Dr. Ashraf al-Qidra, May 19,
2018).
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial
(Facebook page of Jabalia al-Nazle, May 19, 2018).
Body of Ahmad Abu Samra wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (Facebook page of Jabalia al-Nazle, May 19, 2018)
Muhammed Mazen Allyan
Personal details: 20 or 21 years old, from the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central
Gaza Strip.
Circumstances of his death: Critically wounded on May 14 east of Jabalia. Died on
May 19 in the al-Quds hospital in Gaza City (Facebook page of Dr. Ashraf al-Qidra, May
19, 2018).
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Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial
(Shehab Twitter account, May 19, 2018).
The body of Mahmoud Allyan wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (Shehab Twitter account, May 19, 2018)
Taher Ahmad Madhi
Personal details: 24 years old, from the al-Shati refugee camp north of Gaza City.
Circumstances of his death: Killed on May 14, 2018 (website of the Palestinian
Center for Human Rights, May 15, 2018; Twitter account of fadi madi, May 14, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: The pictures from his funeral and the mourning tent
erected for him indicate he was an operative in Hamas' military wing.
Right: Taher Ahmad Madhi. Left: The body of Taher Ahmad Madhi wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (Facebook page of Muhammad Ahmad Madhi, May 14, 2018)
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The mourning tent erected for Taher Ahmad Madhi. There are posters issued by the Badr Battalion of Hamas' military wing mourning the death of "its shaheed" (Facebook page of
Muhammad Ahmad Madhi, May 16, 2018)
Samer Nael Awny al-Shawwa (Abu Mu'min)
Personal details: 22 or 23 years old.
Circumstances of his death: Killed on May 14 in eastern Gaza City (website of the
Palestinian Center for Human Rights, May 15, 2018; website of the al-Shawwa family,
May 15, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Was an operative in Hamas' military wing.
Right: Samer Nael Awni al-Shawwa (Abu Mu'min. Left: The body of Samer al-Shawwa wearing a green Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades headband and wrapped in a Hamas flag
for burial (Facebook page of Muhammad Nael al-Shawwa, Samer's brother, May 15, 2018)
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Death notice issued by the Badr Battalion of Hamas' military wing mourning "its shaheed" (Facebook page of Muhammad
Nael al-Shawwa, Samer's brother, May 15, 2018)
Yazan Ibrahim Muhammad Khalaf al-Tubasi
Personal details: 23 years old, from the al-Shati refugee camp north of Gaza City;
family originally from the town of Tammun, northeast of Nablus (Facebook page of
Walid al-Tubasi, May 15, 2018). His father was expelled from the town to the Gaza
Strip (Facebook page of al-Quds TV, May 15, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Killed on May 14 (website of the Palestinian Center for
Human Rights, May 15, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Was an operative in Hamas' military wing. His body was
wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial and he was wearing a Hamas military wing
headband. Note: The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) branch in
the town of Tammun issued a death notice for "its shaheed," allegedly killed on May 11
in the Gaza Strip (website of the PFLP's military wing, May 17, 2018).
Right: Yazan al-Tubasi (Facebook page of Akhbar Tammun Awal Balawal, May 15, 2018). Left: Yazan al-Tubasi wearing a Hamas military wing headband and wrapped in a Hamas
flag for burial (from a video posted to the Facebook page of Loay al-Sawafiri, May 15, 2018)
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Notice issued by the Tammun branch of the DFLP for "its shaheed" Yazan Ibrahim al-Tubasi, according to which he was allegedly killed
on May 11 in the Gaza Strip (website of the PFLP's military wing, May 17, 2018)
Layla Anwar al-Ghundur
Personal details: 8 months old, from a family living in the al-Shati refugee camp.
Circumstances of her death: According to the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip,
she died of tear-gas inhalation while with her parents in the "return camp" east of Gaza
City (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip, May
15, 2018). However, her parents said she had a congenital heart defect called patent
ductus arteriosus. A doctor, who chose to remain anonymous, told the AP he was of
the opinion that the defect, not the tear gas, was the cause of her death (New York
Times, May 16, 2018). Note: A spokesman for the ministry of health later said her name
was not on the list of Gazans killed and that the circumstances of her death were being
examined.
The funeral procession of Layla Anwar al-Ghundur (Palestine Online, May 16, 2018)
Muin Abd al-Hamid al-Saie
Personal details: 58 years old, from the al-Shati refugee camp north of Gaza City.
Circumstances of his death: Critically wounded on May 14 in eastern Gaza City.
Died on May 19 in the Shifaa hospital in Gaza City (Facebook page of Dr. Ashraf al-Qidra,
May 19, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: Fatah. His body was wrapped in the Palestinian flag.
Yellow Fatah flags were carried at his funeral (Paltoday YouTube channel, may 19,
2018).
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Right: Muin Abd al-Hamid al-Saie (Twitter account of Filastin al-A'an, May 19, 2018). Left: Muin al-Saie at one of the focal riot sites in the Gaza Strip (Paldf Twitter account,
May 19, 2018)
The funeral of Muin al-Saie. His body was wrapped in the Palestinian flag.
Mourners carried Fatah flags (Paltoday YouTube channel, May 19, 2018)
Yahya Isma'il Rajib al-Daqur (Abu Hamza)
Personal details: 22 years old (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of
health in the Gaza Strip, May 14, 2018), from the al-Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in
Gaza City.
Circumstances of his death: Details unknown.
Organizational affiliation: Was an operative in Hamas' military wing (Facebook
page of the al-Taqwa mosque in the al-Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, May
16, 2018).
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Right: Death notice issued by the al-Taqwa mosque for Yahya al-Daqur (Abu Hamza). The death notice called him an operative in Hamas military wing Facebook page of the al-Taqwa mosque in
the al-Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, May 16, 2018). Left: Body of Yahya al-Daqur wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial (Facebook page of Fawzi Ashraf, May 15, 2018)
Information about the Palestinians killed on May 15, 2018
Nasser Ahmad Mahmoud Ghrab
Personal details: 51 years old, from the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza
Strip.
Circumstances of his death: Shot to death east of Jabalia on May 15 (Facebook
page of Dr Ashraf al-Qidra, May 15, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial
(Emad, May 16, 2018).
The body of Nasr Ghrab wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial
(Emad, May 16, 2018)
Bilal Badeir Hussein al-Ashram
Personal details: 18 years old, from the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza
Strip.
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Circumstances of his death: Shot to death on May 14, east of the al-Bureij refugee
camp (Facebook page of the spokesman for the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip,
May 15, 2018).
Organizational affiliation: The Fatah branch in central Gaza Strip issued a death
notice for him saying he was a Fatah operative (Facebook page of the Raed al-
Qrinawi branch of the Fatah in the central Gaza Strip, May 16, 2018).
Right: Death notice issued by Fatah for Bilal al-Ashram (Facebook page of the Raed
al-Qrinawi branch of the Fatah in the central Gaza Strip, May 16, 2018). Left: A Fatah flag was placed on his body for burial (Facebook page of the Nuseirat refugee camp, May 16, 2018)
Saadi Sayid Fahmi Abu Salah
Personal details: 16 years old, from Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. His
father and his uncle are released prisoners affiliated with Hamas. Two of the uncle's
sons are currently imprisoned in Israel. The uncle posted a notice to his Twitter
account thanking Hamas and its military wing for attending the funeral of his nephew,
Saadi Abu Salah (Twitter account of Fahmi Abu Salah, May 16, 2018).
Circumstances of his death: Killed on May 14, east of Beit Hanoun, near the border
fence.
Organizational affiliation: Hamas produced a video dedicated to his memory
showing him participating with a group of other adolescents in an attempt to cut
through the border security fence. In the video his father says his son always spoke of
his desire to be a shaheed. He said that from the beginning his son had always
attended the "return marches." His body was wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial
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(Shehab Facebook page, May 16, 2018). Hamas activists and operatives attended his
funeral.
Right: The body of Saadi Abu Salah wrapped in a Hamas flag for burial. Left: Saadi Abu Salah, a short time before his death, participating with a group of other adolescents in cutting through
the border security fence during the riots on May 14 (Shehab Facebook page, May 16, 2018)
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Identities of the Palestinians killed on May 14 and 15, 2018
Name Age Residence Circumstances Affiliation Notes
1 Anas Hamdan
Salem Qudeih
21 Abasan al-
Kabira
Killed on May
14, east of
Khan Yunis.
Operative in the
Izz al-Din Qassam
Brigades, Hamas'
military wing
2 Musab
Youssef Abu
Laila
28/29 al-Rimal
neighborhood,
Gaza City
Shot to death
on May 14, in
eastern
Jabalia.
According to the
death notice
from the ministry
of the interior in
the Gaza Strip, he
was lieutenant in
military
intelligence.
3 Ubaida Abd
Rabbo Salem
Farhan
30 Bani Suheila Killed on May
14, in eastern
Khan Yunis.
The military wing
of the PIJ issued
a notice referring
to him as an
operative.
4 Muhammad
Ashraf Abu
24/26 Beit Hanoun Killed on May
14, in eastern
His body was
wrapped in a
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Sitta Beit Hanoun in
the northern
Gaza Strip..
Fatah flag for
burial.
5 Izz al-Din
Moussa al-
Sammak
14 al-Bureij
refugee camp
in the central
Gaza Strip
Killed on May
14 in a riot in
eastern al-
Bureij.
His body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial.
Son of Musa al-
Sammak, senior
Hamas figure in
the central Gaza
Strip and
formerly deputy
minister of
labor.
6 Izz al-Din
Nahed al-
Uweiti
23 Khan Yunis Shot to death
on May 14,
details
unknown.
His body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial.
7 Bilal Ahmad
Abu Duqqa
26 Abasan al-
Kabira
Shot to death
on May 14
Unknown
8 Jihad Mufid
Abed al-
Mun'em al-
Farra
30 al-Qarara Killed on May
14, east of
Khan Yunis.
According to web
surfers, he was
an operative in
Hamas' military
wing.
9 Fadi Hassan
Salman Abu
Salah
29/30 Abasan al-
Kabira
Shot to death
on May 14 in
eastern Khan
Yunis.
Operative in the
PIJ's military
wing.
He was disabled,
having lost both
legs.
10 Ahmad
Awadallah
24 al-Maghazi
or Nuseirat
refugee camp
Killed on May
14
Unknown Had been
previously
wounded in the
leg during the
"great return
march" on May
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4.
11 Mu'tasem
Fawzi Abu
Lula
20 Unknown Killed on May
14 in eastern
Rafah.
His body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial.
12 Muhammad
Mahmoud
Abd al-Mu'ti
Abd al-Aal
Unknown Killed on May
14 in eastern
Rafah.
His body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial.
13 Ahmad Fawzi
al-Tatar
28 Unknown Killed on May
14
Fatah operative. Son of a senior
commander of
the wireless
communications
unit of the
national security
apparatuses.
14 Ahmad Adel
Moussa al-
Shaer
16 Khan Yunis Killed on May
14 in eastern
Khan Yunis.
Operative in the
PIJ's military
wing.
15 Muhammad
Abed al-
Rahman Ali
Miqdad
28 Khan Yunis Killed on May
14
His body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial.
16 Moussa Jaber
Hasanein
35/36 al-Shati
refugee camp
north of Gaza
City
Killed on May
14 in eastern
Gaza City.
Operative in the
security forces of
Hamas' ministry
of the interior in
the Gaza Strip.
Captain in the
civil defense
unit.
17 Mahmoud
Rabah Allyan
Abu Muamar
28 Ma'an region of
Khan Yunis
Killed on May
14
His body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial.
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18 Ahmad
Muhammad
Ibrahim
Hamdan
27/37 al-Amal
neighborhood
of Khan Yunis
Killed on May
14
Operative in the
Izz al-Din Qassam
Brigades' nukhba
elite unit.
19 Mu'taz
Bassem
Kamel al-
Nunu
30/31 Unknown Killed on May
14
Was a captain in
Hamas' security
forces in the Gaza
Strip. Was also an
operative in
Hamas' military
wing.
20 Jihad
Muhammad
Othman
Moussa
30/31 Unknown Killed on May
14, details
unknown.
Was an operative
in the security
forces of the
Hamas ministry
of the interior
and an operative
in Hamas'
military wing
21 Wissal Fadhel
Izzat al-
Sheikh Khalil
15 al-Maghazi
refugee camp
Killed on May
14 in eastern
al-Bureij.
Fatah operative Had a history of
participation in
demonstrations.
22 Ibrahim
Ahmad al-
Zarqa
18 al-Tufah
neighborhood
in eastern Gaza
City
Shot to death
on May 14.
Was active in
Hamas'
information
bureau in the al-
Tufah region.
His mother said
he had usually
participated in
the Friday
"return
marches" as a
photographer.
23 Mustafa
Muhammad
Samir
22 al-Daraj
neighborhood
in eastern Gaza
Shot to death
on May 14 in
eastern Gaza
Was an operative
in Hamas'
military wing.
His brother was
an operative in
Hamas' military
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Mahmoud al-
Masri
City City. wing's
manufacturing
unit, killed in a
"work accident"
on December 29,
2006.
24 Ahmad Fayiz
Harb
Shihadeh
23 al-Rimal al-
Shamali
neighborhood
in western
Gaza City
Killed on May
14
Was an operative
in Hamas'
military wing. His
body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial and he had
a green Izz al-Din
Qassam Brigades
headband.
Allegedly a
lawyer.
25 Ahmad Zuheir
Hamed al-
Shawwa
24 al-Daraj
neighborhood
in eastern Gaza
City
Shot to death
on May 14 in
eastern Gaza
City.
His body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial. He had an
Izz al-Din Qassam
Brigades
headband.
Hamas issued a
death notice for
him.
26 Muhammad
Hani Husni al-
Najjar
33 Jabalia refugee
camp
Killed on May
14 in riots in
the eastern
part of the
Jabalia refugee
camp.
Was an officer in
Hamas' naval
police. According
to web surfers, he
was also an
operative in
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Hamas' military
wing.
27 Fadhel
Muhammad
Atta Habshi
(Abu Ahmad)
34 al-Daraj
neighborhood
in eastern Gaza
City
Killed on May
14 near an IDF
post.
Was a major in
the Hamas
security and
protection forces.
28 Abd al-Salam
Yusuf Abd al-
Rahman Abd
al-Wahab
38 al-Qarara Killed on May
14
His body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial.
His brother was
a Hamas military
wing operative,
killed on
January 24,
2002.
29 Ali
Muhammad
Ahmad
Khafaja
21 Tel-al-Sultan
neighborhood
in the Rafah
Killed on May
14 in eastern
Rafah
Hamas flags and
commemoration
notices were
hung at the
entrance to his
mourning tent.
30 Muhammad
Suleiman
Aqel
32/33 Abasan al-
Jadeeda in the
Khan Yunis
district
Details
unknown
Captain in the
Palestinian
police force in
Khan Yunis.
31 Mahmoud
Mustafa
Ahmad Assaf
17/23 Jabalia refugee
camp
Killed on May
14
Unknown
32 Ahmad Majed
Qassem
Atallah
27 al-Daraj
neighborhood
in eastern Gaza
City
Killed on May
14
Unknown
33 Khalil Isma'il
Khalil
Mansour
25 al-Tufah
neighborhood
in eastern Gaza
Killed on May
14
Unknown
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City
34 Talal Adel
Ibrahim
Matar
16 Unknown Died in the
Shifaa hospital
on May 15 after
having been
wounded in
riots east of
Khan Yunis
Unknown
35 Muhammad
Samir
Dawidar
29 Nuseirat
refugee camp
in the central
Gaza Strip
Killed on May
14 east of al-
Bureij.
His body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial and Hamas
operatives
attended his
funeral.
36 Mukhtar Abd
al-Karim Abu
Khamash
23 Deir al-Balah Killed on May
14 east of al-
Bureij.
His body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial
37 Imad al-Nufar Unknown Unknown Killed on May
14.
His body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial
His funeral was
attended by
senior Hamas
figure Isma'il
Radwan. Hamas
and its military
wing issued a
joint death
notice for him.
38 Sayid
Muhammad
Abu al-Kheir
16 Central Gaza
Strip
Killed on May
14 east of Gaza
City.
His body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial and
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Hamas' military
wing issued a
death notice for
him with his
picture.
39 Imad Ali
Sadeq al-
Sheikh
19 Gaza City Killed on May
14 east of Gaza
City.
Unknown
40 Zayid
Muhammad
Hassan Omar
19 al-Daraj
neighborhood
in eastern Gaza
City
Killed on May
14
His body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial and he had
a green Izz al-Din
Qassam Brigades
headband. He
was also covered
with a
Palestinian flag.
41 Muhammad
Abd al-Salam
Hirz
21 al-Daraj
neighborhood
in eastern Gaza
City
Killed on May
14
Unknown
42 Shaher
Mahmoud
Muhammad
al-Madhoun
(Abu
Abdallah)
32 Gaza City Killed on May
14, east of Gaza
City.
Was an operative
in Hamas'
military wing.
43 Mahmoud
Yahya
Hussein
24 al-Bureij
refugee camp
in the central
Gaza Strip
Killed on May
14, east of al-
Bureij
His body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial and
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according to a
Gazan Twitter
account, he was
an operative in
Hamas' military
wing.
44 Muhammad
Riyadh Abd
al-Rahman al-
Aamoudi (Abu
Ubaida)
31 al-Shati
refugee camp
north of Gaza
City
Details
unknown
Worked for the
office of the
inspector general
of the ministry of
the interior in the
Gaza Strip and
was also a field
commander in
Hamas' military
wing.
45 Isma'il Khalil
Ramadan al-
Dahuk
30 al-Tufah
neighborhood
in eastern Gaza
City
Killed on May
14 east of Gaza
City, near the
cemetery.
Was an operative
in the Palestinian
police force and
also in Hamas'
military wing.
46 Ahmad
Mahmoud
Muhammad
al-Rantisi
27 al-Sheikh
Radwan
neighborhood
in Gaza City
Details
unknown
His body was
wrapped in a
green Hamas flag
for burial.
According to
pictures posted
on the social
networks, he was
also an operative
in Hamas'
military wing.
Son of senior
Hamas figure Dr.
Mahmoud al-
Rantisi (Abu
Anas).
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47 Ahmad
Abdallah al-
Adini
30/36 Deir al-Balah Killed on May
14 east of the
al-Bureij
refugee camp.
Belonged to the
leadership of the
Popular Front for
the Liberation of
Palestine in Deir
al-Balah.
Was active in the
"return
marches."
48 Omar Jumaa
Abu Fol
30 al-Tufah
neighborhood
in eastern Gaza
City
Wounded on
May 14, during
riots east of
Gaza City. Died
on May 15.
Was an operative
in Hamas'
military wing.
49 Muhammad
Hassan
Mustafa al-
Abadallah
25/26 al-Qarara Details
unknown
According to the
social networks,
he was an
operative in
Hamas' military
wing. His body
was wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial.
50 Ahmad Salem
Allyan al-
Jaraf
26 Abasan al-
Jadeeda
Killed during
riots in the
region of al-
Farahin.
Was chairman of
the Hamas
student faction at
the al-Quds Open
University in
Khan Yunis. His
body was
wrapped in a
Hamas flag for
burial.
51 Abd al-
Rahman Sami
18 Nuseirat
refugee camp
Shot in the
head.
His body was
wrapped in a
His brother,
Tareq Sami Aqel
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Aqel Abu
Matar
in the central
Gaza Strip
Hamas flag for
burial.
Abu Matar, was a
Hamas
operative killed
in March 2003 in
an IDF activity in
the Nuseirat
refugee camp.
52 Alaa Anwar
Ahmad al-
Khatib
28 al-Sajaiya
neighborhood
in eastern Gaza
City
Killed on May
14 in riots east
of Sajaiya.
Fatah
53 Mahmoud
Wael
Mahmoud
Jundiya
21 al-Sajaiya
neighborhood
in eastern Gaza
City
Details
unknown
Fatah
54 Ahmad al-
Abed Abu
Samra
21 Jabalia Critically
wounded on
May 14 east of
Jabalia. Died
on May 19 in
the Shifaa
hospital in
Gaza City.
Hamas
55 Muhammed
Mazen Allyan
20/21 Nuseirat
refugee camp
in the central
Gaza Strip
Critically
wounded on
May 14 east of
Jabalia. Died
on May 19 in
the al-Quds
hospital in
Gaza City.
Hamas
56 Taher Ahmad 24 The northern Killed on May Was an operative
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Madhi part of the al-
Shati refugee
camp in Gaza
City
14. in Hamas'
military wing.
57 Samer Nael
Awny al-
Shawwa (Abu
Mu'men)
22/23 Unknown Killed on May
14 in eastern
Gaza City.
Was an operative
in Hamas'
military wing.
58 Yazan
Ibrahim
Muhammad
Khalaf al-
Tubasi
23 al-Shati
refugee camp
north of Gaza
City; family
originally from
the town of
Tammun,
northeast of
Nablus
Killed on May
14.
Was an operative
in Hamas'
military wing.
The Democratic
Front for the
Liberation of
Palestine branch
in the town of
Tammun issued
a death notice
for "its
shaheed,"
allegedly killed
on May 11.
59 Layla Anwar
al-Ghundur
8 months Unknown Died of tear-
gas inhalation
while with her
parents in the
"return camp"
east of Gaza
City.
The spokesman
of the ministry
of health in the
Gaza Strip later
announced she
was not on the
list of those
killed and that
the
circumstances
of her death are
being examined.
60 Muin Abd al- 58 al-Shati Critically Fatah His body was
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Hamid al-Saie refugee camp
north of Gaza
City
wounded on
May 14 in
eastern Gaza
City. Died on
May 19 in the
Shifaa hospital
in Gaza City.
wrapped in the
Palestinian flag
and yellow
Fatah flags were
carried at his
funeral.
61 Nasser
Ahmad
Mahmoud
Ghrab
51 Nuseirat
refugee camp
in the central
Gaza Strip
Shot to death
east of Jabalia
on May 15.
Hamas
62 Bilal Badeir
Hussein al-
Ashram
18 Nuseirat
refugee camp
in the central
Gaza Strip
Shot to death
on May 14, east
of the al-Bureij
refugee camp
Fatah
63 Yahya Isma'il
Rajib al-
Daqur (Abu
Hamza)
22 al-Sheikh
Radwan
neighborhood
in Gaza City
Details
unknown
Was an operative
in Hamas'
military wing.
64 Saadi Sayid
Fahmi Abu
Salah
16 Beit Hanoun Killed on May
14 east of Beit
Hanoun.
Hamas Hamas
produced a
video dedicated
to his memory.
The video shows
him with a
group of other
adolescents
cutting the
border security
fence during the
riots.
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