English
العربيةEnglishOʻzbekchaTürkçeاردوBahasa IndonesiaFrançaisРусскийBahasa MelayuবাংলাفارسیEspañolDeutschPortuguêsItalianoहिन्दी中文日本語한국어Kiswahili

Names

'Adel Hassan Ahmad 'Ankush

Age
18 years old
Sex
Male
Where
West Bank
Killed on
June 16, 2017
Where killed
Old City (Jerusalem), East Jerusalem
Home
Deir Abu Mash'al (Ramallah and al-Bira)
Family
'Ankush

Killed by Israeli forces.

B'Tselem's account

'Ankush, and two other Palestinians arrived at the Damascus Gate area in the evening. One of them was carrying a gun. 'Ankush was shot and killed by Border Police officers near Damascus Gate after stabbing a Border Police officer who died of her wounds later that day. The other two Palestinians were shot dead by police and Border Police officers near Sultan Suleiman (Zidkiyahu) cave. According to media reports, one of them had attempted to stab officers and the other fired at them. Two other Palestinians were wounded by gunshots, one sustained moderate injuries, the other light ones. According to media reports, a Border Police officer was lightly wounded from shrapnel. Israel is holding his body.

Source: B'Tselem fatalities database, 2000 – September 2023 (open copy).