"Jameela Sanaqra's three sons are gone. She knows for certain that Israel killed two of them. Her third son, her youngest, Mahmoud, was shot in his bedroom by Israeli commandos on February 27, a week before his 26th birthday. list of 3 itemsend of list He was taken by the soldiers and has not been returned to his family. She does not know if he is dead or alive, adding to her grief and mental torment."
"Mahmoud is likely one of the more than 2,220 Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and Gaza whose bodies are held by Israel, often in refrigerators or buried in numbered cemeteries, according to the Palestinian National Campaign for the Recovery of Martyrs' Bodies. The Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center (JLAC) says Israel uses the practice as a weapon of war and as a means to deny Palestinians the chance to mourn lost loved ones."
"Balata, east of Nablus, is the most populated refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, established in 1950. It is less than a quarter of a square kilometre, about the size of 35 football fields, with at least 33,000 people crammed into its narrow streets. Walls and windows are emblazoned, like shrines, with the faces of more than 45 Palestinians locals say Israel has killed since October 7."
Jameela Sanaqra lost three sons; two were killed and the third, Mahmoud, was shot in his bedroom by Israeli commandos on February 27 and taken by soldiers without being returned to his family. The family does not know whether he is alive or dead, causing ongoing grief and mental torment. More than 2,220 Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and Gaza reportedly have their bodies held by Israel, often in refrigerators or buried in numbered cemeteries. Human rights groups describe the practice as a weapon of war that denies Palestinians the chance to mourn. Balata camp is densely populated and marked by images of those killed.
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