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ISRAEL HARMS AMERICANS
CASE FILE //
IMEU-0008
Mahmoud Shaalan
IMEU-0008
SUBJECT PORTRAIT
CASE FILE // DOCUMENTED INCIDENT

Mahmoud Shaalan

Killed
Israeli Soldiers
Beit El checkpoint, near Ramallah, West Bank
·
February 26, 2016

CASE DETAILS

DATE OF INCIDENT
February 26, 2016
LOCATION
Beit El checkpoint, near Ramallah, West Bank
U.S. HOME DISTRICT
Florida
AGE AT INCIDENT
16
U.S. HOME
,
Florida
PERPETRATOR
Israeli Soldiers
U.S. RESPONSE
None
PROSECUTIONS
NONE TO DATE

WHAT HAPPENED

Mahmoud Shaalan, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American born and raised in Florida, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers on February 26, 2016, at a military checkpoint near the Beit El settlement, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military said he attempted to stab soldiers at the checkpoint; witnesses cited by human rights groups disputed this account, saying he was shot from a distance and again after he fell, and that medical aid was delayed. According to news reports, Israel's military investigation found no wrongdoing by the soldiers and closed the case, while the U.S. State Department expressed concern about the possible use of excessive force.

TESTIMONY

SOURCES

⦿ ZERO PROSECUTIONS TO DATE

DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR

Mahmoud Shaalan

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