Autopsy for Palestinian shot dead by Israeli soldiers shows he was hit by three bullets

RAMALLAH, Thursday, August 25, 2022 (WAFA) – An autopsy conducted yesterday on the Palestinian youth Mohammad Shaham, 21, who was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers on August 15 at his home in Kufr Aqab neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, showed that he was hit by three bullets to the head, chest and waist, today said attorney Midhat Dibeh announcing the preliminary results of the autopsy.

Dibeh told WAFA that the result of the autopsy that took place at Abu Kabir Institute in Jaffa in the presence of Palestinian pathologist Ashraf al-Qadi representing the family showed that the youth was hit by a bullet that penetrated his head and led to a large laceration in the skull.

He added that the second bullet penetrated his chest, heart, kidneys and spleen and exited from the left flank, and the third bullet penetrated his right waist.

Dibeh added that the preliminary results concluded that the result of death was due to a heart injury, severe bleeding, and a large laceration in his skull.

Shaham was shot dead at close range by a special Israeli army force after breaking into his family home in Kufr Aqab. The army withheld his body since then.

Dibeh pointed out that it’s expected a decision should be made today regarding whether the Israeli authorities will release Shaham’s body or not, stressing that if it is not handed over, he will go to the Israeli Supreme Court next Sunday to request that the body should be released at the request of his family.

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