B'Tselem's account
Commander of the Palestinian Police. Killed when he crossed the street during an IDF air attack aimed at a group of armed Palestinians. Wounded from the shell fragments and died in the hospital.
Karam Hassan 'Ali a-Shami
- Age
- 60 years old
- Sex
- Male
- Where
- Gaza
- Killed on
- December 9, 2004
- Where killed
- Beit Lahiya, North Gaza
- Home
- Gaza city (Gaza)
- Family
- a-Shami
Killed by Israeli forces.
Others with the family name a-Shami (6)
Same family name does not always mean the same family.
- Hani As'ad 'Abd al-Karim a-Shami 35 years old
- Muhammad Hamdan 'Abd al-Karim a-Shami 27 years old
- Ibrahim 'Abd al-Karim Muhammad a-Shami 39 years old
- Tareq Ahmad Fahed a-Shami 22 years old
- Muhammad Musa Diab a-Shami 22 years old
- 'Aziz Mahmoud a-Shami 33 years old
Source: B'Tselem fatalities database, 2000 – September 2023 (open copy).