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Death of Mohammad Habali
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'''Mohammad Hossam Abdel Latif Habali''', a 22 year old mentally ill [[Palestinians|Palestinian]],<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> was fatally shot in the head and lower [[limb]]s by Israeli soldiers on 4 December 2018, amid the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] raid in [[Tulkarem]],<ref name="Aljazeera"></ref> a mid-sized city located in [[West bank]], very close to the [[1967 border]] separating Israel and the West Bank.<ref name="i24"/> According to the Palestinian news agency [[WAFA]], Habali was shot by [[live ammunition]].<ref name=Wafa"></ref>
==Background==
Wide range arrest campaigns are frequently carried out by the Israeli army across the occupied West Bank under the pretense of searching for the "wanted" Palestinians, which the Palestinian authorities say are violation of agreements Israel has signed up under the [[Oslo II Accord]].<ref name="Aljazeera"/> According to the [[UN]] [[OCHA]], 279 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in both the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip from the beginning of 2018 to 19 November.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Hadashot news reported that [[IDF]] arrested 1,380 Palestinian suspects in 2017 in similar missions. Israeli forces military operations in the West Bank were stepped up lately.<ref name="i24"/> Israeli forces arrested 24 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out on Tuesday, 4 December 2018, according to a Palestinian NGO.<ref name="Aljazeera"/>
Habali's brother, Alaa, said Mohammed was [[mentally challenged]] and was physically disabled as a result of a some-years-ago car accident leading to the breaking of his [[pelvis]]. Alaa said that his brother Mohammad used a stick to walk. Alaa added that Mohammad had worked in a coffee shop and was in the street after he had closed the restaurant when he saw soldiers in the area.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==Event==
On 4 December 2018, at about midnight, 100 Israeli soldiers entered Tulkarem to raid various Palestinian homes. About 30 of the soldiers spread out in small teams across a-Nuzha Street and an alley near al-Fadiliyah Boys' High School followed by the residents coming out of their homes and standing about 150 meters away from the soldiers near a local restaurant, to see what was going on.<ref name="Aljazeera2"/>
A video obtained from the security-camera of a local restaurant in [[Tulkarem]],<ref name="ABC"/><ref name="Aljazeera2"/> shows that at 2:25am, three soldiers moved towards the restaurant, stopping 80 metres away, and opened fire at the people to disperse them. Mohammad Habali, one of the bystanders, walks away from the confrontation<ref name="Aljazeera2"/> "holding a stick when he is shot from behind and falls down on face."<ref name="ABC"/> The video shows Habali at the entrance to a restaurant standing with a group of friends before the shooting. Contrary to what Israel military said,<ref name="Haaretz">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> the video showed that there was no violence or clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli army when Habali was shot killed and that the shooting was unlawful and unjustified.<ref name="Aljazeera2"></ref> Another video of the scene captured by a smartphone, according to the [[i24NEWS]], seemed to contradict with a declaration by an IDF military spokesperson saying IDF were confronted with "a violent riot in which dozens of Palestinians hurled rocks."<ref name="i24"/>
According to the Palestinian news agency [[WAFA]], Habali had been shot twice, once in the lower limbs and once in the head, although there were conflicting claims over whether the used bullets were rubber-coated or live ammunition. Rubber-coated bullets, aka rubber bullets, can kill if they hit vital organs.<ref name="i24"/>
He was taken to Thabet Thabet Hospital in Tulkarem,<ref></ref> where he died from his gunshot wounds.<ref name="Aljazeera"/>
==Aftermath==
===Funeral===
Hundreds, among them Palestinian government representatives, participated in Habali's funeral.<ref name="i24"></ref> Governor of Tulkarem gave the condolences of President [[Mahmoud Abbas]] to the family of Habali.<ref name=Wafa"/>
===Investigation===
On 9 December 2018, after the video obtained from the security-camera of a local restaurant was revealed, The Israeli military said it had opened an investigation into the death of Mohammad Habali.<ref name="ABC">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The case was referred to the IDF's Military Police Criminal Investigation Division.<ref name="i24"/>
According to the NGO [[B'tselem]] "the lethal shooting was not preceded by a warning, was not justified, and constitutes a violation of the law".<ref name="Aljazeera2"/>
==See also==
* [[Death of Mustafa Tamimi]]
==References==
==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7FP8FWn64E The video obtained from the security-camera of a local restaurant in Tulkarem showing how Mohammad Habali was shot.]
==Background==
Wide range arrest campaigns are frequently carried out by the Israeli army across the occupied West Bank under the pretense of searching for the "wanted" Palestinians, which the Palestinian authorities say are violation of agreements Israel has signed up under the [[Oslo II Accord]].<ref name="Aljazeera"/> According to the [[UN]] [[OCHA]], 279 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in both the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip from the beginning of 2018 to 19 November.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Hadashot news reported that [[IDF]] arrested 1,380 Palestinian suspects in 2017 in similar missions. Israeli forces military operations in the West Bank were stepped up lately.<ref name="i24"/> Israeli forces arrested 24 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out on Tuesday, 4 December 2018, according to a Palestinian NGO.<ref name="Aljazeera"/>
Habali's brother, Alaa, said Mohammed was [[mentally challenged]] and was physically disabled as a result of a some-years-ago car accident leading to the breaking of his [[pelvis]]. Alaa said that his brother Mohammad used a stick to walk. Alaa added that Mohammad had worked in a coffee shop and was in the street after he had closed the restaurant when he saw soldiers in the area.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==Event==
On 4 December 2018, at about midnight, 100 Israeli soldiers entered Tulkarem to raid various Palestinian homes. About 30 of the soldiers spread out in small teams across a-Nuzha Street and an alley near al-Fadiliyah Boys' High School followed by the residents coming out of their homes and standing about 150 meters away from the soldiers near a local restaurant, to see what was going on.<ref name="Aljazeera2"/>
A video obtained from the security-camera of a local restaurant in [[Tulkarem]],<ref name="ABC"/><ref name="Aljazeera2"/> shows that at 2:25am, three soldiers moved towards the restaurant, stopping 80 metres away, and opened fire at the people to disperse them. Mohammad Habali, one of the bystanders, walks away from the confrontation<ref name="Aljazeera2"/> "holding a stick when he is shot from behind and falls down on face."<ref name="ABC"/> The video shows Habali at the entrance to a restaurant standing with a group of friends before the shooting. Contrary to what Israel military said,<ref name="Haaretz">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> the video showed that there was no violence or clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli army when Habali was shot killed and that the shooting was unlawful and unjustified.<ref name="Aljazeera2"></ref> Another video of the scene captured by a smartphone, according to the [[i24NEWS]], seemed to contradict with a declaration by an IDF military spokesperson saying IDF were confronted with "a violent riot in which dozens of Palestinians hurled rocks."<ref name="i24"/>
According to the Palestinian news agency [[WAFA]], Habali had been shot twice, once in the lower limbs and once in the head, although there were conflicting claims over whether the used bullets were rubber-coated or live ammunition. Rubber-coated bullets, aka rubber bullets, can kill if they hit vital organs.<ref name="i24"/>
He was taken to Thabet Thabet Hospital in Tulkarem,<ref></ref> where he died from his gunshot wounds.<ref name="Aljazeera"/>
==Aftermath==
===Funeral===
Hundreds, among them Palestinian government representatives, participated in Habali's funeral.<ref name="i24"></ref> Governor of Tulkarem gave the condolences of President [[Mahmoud Abbas]] to the family of Habali.<ref name=Wafa"/>
===Investigation===
On 9 December 2018, after the video obtained from the security-camera of a local restaurant was revealed, The Israeli military said it had opened an investigation into the death of Mohammad Habali.<ref name="ABC">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The case was referred to the IDF's Military Police Criminal Investigation Division.<ref name="i24"/>
According to the NGO [[B'tselem]] "the lethal shooting was not preceded by a warning, was not justified, and constitutes a violation of the law".<ref name="Aljazeera2"/>
==See also==
* [[Death of Mustafa Tamimi]]
==References==
==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7FP8FWn64E The video obtained from the security-camera of a local restaurant in Tulkarem showing how Mohammad Habali was shot.]
December 31, 2018 at 10:26PM
