His mother spent the morning baking a cake and preparing Ali’s favourite dish for a evening birthday celebration with Ali’s friends.
As it was a Friday, people gathered in the centre of al-Mughayyir, their West Bank village, for a regular weekly protest against their village land being stolen by settlers. Â
As usual, Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and sound bombs at protesters. Reportedly, at least four people were injured with rubber-coated steel bullets.Â
After about 3 hours, an Israeli sniper shot Ali in the abdomen, âfrom a distance of around 160 meters, we estimateâ, his father said. The father believes that his son was targeted by an Israeli sniper, who âwanted to kill.â