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After Israeli forces executed a family at point-blank range in Tammun, they towed away the car

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"Here’s what happened in the Tammun massacre tonight: -An Israeli army special force raided the town of Tammun, south of Tubas, in the West Bank, after midnight. -Israeli Soldiers opened fire with automatic weapons at a Palestinian family of 6 while they were returning home. -Israeli army reinforcements stormed Tammun, spread throughout the town, and prevented residents from approaching or rescuing the victims. -Four members of the same family were KILLED (the father, the mother, and their two children), and their two other children were wounded. Victims: Ali Bani Odeh, his wife Waad, And their sons: Mohammad (5 years old) and Othman (blind, 7 years old). PHOTO: The father and his children. VIDEO: After Israeli army executed the two children and their mother and father from point-blank range while they were in their car in Tammun, West Bank, Israeli army towed their car away." - Source

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Event Notes

Gunfire massacre of the Bani Odeh family in Tammun

On March 15, a little after midnight, the Israeli special forces infiltrated the town of Tammun Tubas goverorate, in the northern West Bank.

They opened fire with automatic weapons at a Palestinian family of 6 while they were returning home. According to online testimonies, they had gone to get some festive clothes. Four members of the same family were executed from point-blank range (the father, the mother, and their two children). All were fatally shot in the head and face; the father was also hit in the chest and hand. Their other two children, Mustafa, 8, and Khaled, 11, sustained minor shrapnel injuries to the head and face.

One of the killed children, Othman, 7 y/o, had special needs (blind).

Israeli army reinforcements stormed then Tammun, arriving from the Ein Shibli Checkpoint and the Tayasir Checkpoint, spread throughout the town, and prevented residents from approaching or rescuing the victims.

After Israeli army executed the two children and their mother and father while they were in their car, Israeli army towed their car away withe the bodies, but later allowing the Red Crescent to bring them along with the two injured children.

In a related incident, Israeli forces also arrested Mahmoud Hassan Bani Odeh and his son Hassan, 19, after raiding their home in Tammun. They also detained the child Yaman Hossam Bani Odeh, 15.

Names of the martyrs:

  1. Ali Khaled Sayel Bani Odeh, 37 years old (father), shot in the head, face, chest, and left hand.

  2. Waad Othman Aql Bani Odeh, 35 years old (mother), shot in the face and head.

  3. Mohammad Ali Khaled Bani Odeh, 5 years old, shot in the face and head.

  4. Othman Ali Khaled Bani Odeh, 7 years old, Child withe special need (blind), shot in the face and head.

The details for each video come from social media. None of it has been verified.