Aws Hamdi al-Naasan

Their life

Aws Hamdi al-Naasan was a 14-year-old Palestinian boy from the village of Al Mughayir in the occupied West Bank. He was killed on April 21, 2026, during a shooting near his school amid a confrontation involving Israeli settlers, Israeli soldiers, and Palestinian residents. Palestinian officials also noted that his father, Hamdi al-Naasan, had been killed by Israeli settlers in 2019.

Aws Hamdi al-Naasan was a 14-year-old Palestinian child from Al Mughayir, a village northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. He was a student at the local boys' school and was present when armed settlers reportedly approached the school on April 21, 2026. As teachers attempted to evacuate hundreds of students and parents rushed to collect their children, gunfire erupted in the area. Aws was fatally shot near the school gate during the confrontation. His death occurred against the backdrop of increasing tensions and repeated settler-related violence in and around Al Mughayir. Palestinian officials also highlighted that his father, Hamdi al-Naasan, had been killed in 2019, making Aws part of a family that had already experienced loss linked to the long-running conflict.

How they died

Aws Hamdi al-Naasan, a 14-year-old Palestinian boy, died after being shot during a confrontation near his school in Al Mughayir on April 21, 2026. Palestinian witnesses, local officials, and the Palestinian Health Ministry said that Israeli settlers and Israeli soldiers opened fire in the area, where settlers had reportedly approached the school. According to local accounts, Aws was struck near the school's entrance amid the gunfire. The Israeli military acknowledged the fatalities and said it was reviewing the incident after responding to reports of rock-throwing and attempting to disperse a violent confrontation.

On April 21, 2026, violence erupted in the Palestinian village of Al Mughayir after armed Israeli settlers reportedly approached a boys' school. According to the school's principal and the village mayor, Israeli soldiers also arrived at the scene, and gunfire broke out as staff attempted to evacuate approximately 460 students. Parents and villagers reportedly rushed toward the school to protect and collect the children, leading to further chaos. During the confrontation, Aws Hamdi al-Naasan was shot near the school's gate and later died from his injuries. Palestinian authorities attributed the shooting to Israeli settlers and soldiers operating in the area. The Israeli military stated that it had responded to reports of rocks being thrown at an Israeli vehicle, that a reserve soldier had opened fire at suspects, and that soldiers acted to disperse what it described as a violent confrontation. The military said it was reviewing the incident.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Aws Hamdi al-Naasan, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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