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Israeli Forces Kill Abed al-Aziz Salha in Gaza Strike, Militant Behind 2000 Ramallah Lynching

Oct 6, 2024, 09:11 AM

Israeli forces have killed Abed al-Aziz Salha, a Palestinian militant involved in the 2000 lynching of two Israeli soldiers in Ramallah. Salha became infamous after a photograph captured him displaying his blood-stained hands following the attack on soldiers Yosef Avrahami and Vadim Norzhich, who had accidentally driven into Ramallah and were killed by a mob. The image of his bloody hands became a symbol of Palestinian terrorism. In 2021, a video surfaced of Salha bragging about the lynching. The Israeli Defense Forces eliminated Salha during an operation in Gaza on Thursday.