On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, a Palestinian elderly man was killed shortly after his arrest by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) from his family house in northern Ramallah.
The 80-year-old man Omar Abdel-Majid Asaad, from the village of Jaljalia north of Ramallah, breathed his last after being severely attacked and beaten during his arrest.
The victim was savagely attacked by the IOF soldiers without taking into account his health condition and old age.
He was arrested from his house and held in a nearby house under construction, where he was severely beaten.
He was then left in the house blindfolded and handcuffed for a long period of time till breathing his last.
Local residents immediately transferred him to the hospital, where he was proclaimed dead.
In 2021, Israeli forces killed 357 Palestinians, including 79 children.
