May 26, 2021
On May 17, the Israeli army killed 17-year-old Obaidah Akram Abdel-Rahman Jawabreh, who was shot dead with a bullet to his heart in clashes with Palestinians that erupted in Al-Aroub refugee camp in the southern West Bank along the Hebron-Jerusalem road.
Jawabreh had appeared in a 2019 documentary prepared by the Defense for Children International - Palestine on children imprisoned by Israel. Human rights activists said the killing amounted to a targeting of Palestinian culture and children.
His cousin, Zain Jawabreh, 21, who was very close with the victim, told Al-Monitor, “Obaidah lived with his family at Al-Aroub refugee camp. He was the eldest among his seven siblings. He was a culinary student at Talitha Kumi Community College in Beit Jala, in the southern West Bank. He used to love cooking and swimming. He owned a food store at Al-Aroub camp and helped his father in supporting their family.”