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Names

Maher Ibrahim Muhammad Za'atrah

Age
33 years old
Sex
Male
Where
West Bank
Killed on
February 22, 2020
Where killed
Old City (Jerusalem), East Jerusalem
Home
Jabal al-Mukabber (East Jerusalem)
Family
Za'atrah

Killed by Israeli forces.

B'Tselem's account

Shot and killed by Border Police after, according to the police, he turned towards them while holding a knife near the Lions’ Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. A Palestinian woman from East Jerusalem was lightly injured by the shrapnel. Israel held his body until 31 December 2020, when it was returned to his family.

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