The funeral of the martyr Ahmed Oweidat in Jericho

Jericho WAFA - Large crowds of our people in the governorate of Jericho and the Jordan Valley, this evening, Tuesday, buried the body of the martyr Ahmed Ibrahim Oweidat (20 years), to his final resting place.

The funeral procession proceeded from in front of the Jericho Governmental Hospital to the martyr’s house, amid chanting angry slogans denouncing the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation against our people . New Jericho Cemetery.

The martyr Oweidat, a resident of Ain al-Sultan camp, west of Jericho, died this morning from his wounds sustained by Israeli bullets at dawn during clashes that erupted in Aqabat Jaber camp, south of the city.

last request

“Bring me a white dishdasha like your black dishdasha” This was the last request of Ahmed Oweidat (20 years old) from his father Ibrahim, who is in Mecca to perform Umrah, during a conversation between them on Monday night after breakfast.

Ahmed left his family home in Ain al-Sultan camp, west of Jericho, to visit one of his friends in Aqabat Jabr camp, south of the city, to spend some time on the night of the twenty-fourth of the blessed month of Ramadan. The head, during his storming of the camp.

By the dawn of the twenty-fifth of Ramadan, the city of Jericho woke up to the news of Ahmad's martyrdom, from his critical injury.

Immediately after receiving the news of the martyrdom of his eldest son, Ibrahim Oweidat published a picture of the last conversation between them on his Facebook page, and wrote: "May God have mercy on your soul, my dear... with the martyrs and the two friends, and good companions. You asked for a white dishdasha and received the dress of heaven."

Upon arriving at Jericho resting place from Saudi Arabia to bid farewell to his son, the grieving father told Wafa: “The news struck us like a thunderbolt, and I am in Saudi Arabia after Tarawih prayers. I received a message from my son asking for a white dishdasha as a gift. Less than 6 hours later I received the news of his martyrdom. This is the least that can be offered as a sacrifice for the country."

He continues with burning and pain in his heart, "Perhaps this was his last request to wear a white shroud in the Hijaz dress as a bridegroom carried on the shoulders in the streets of the city of Jericho."

During the storming, two other young men were wounded by live bullets, while the "Fatah" movement declared the region of Jericho and the Jordan Valley a general and comprehensive mourning in the province.

The uncle of the martyr, Faisal Oweidat, told "Wafa" that Ahmad was hit by two bullets in the head area during the Israeli occupation forces' random shooting, noting that the martyr was a student at Al-Quds University, and he is the eldest son among six brothers, and he works in a private company in Jericho, where he reconciles Between his work and his education, like the rest of the Palestinian youth who love life.

For his part, head of the Department of Families of Martyrs and Wounded People in the Homeland and Diaspora, Nasser Shalon, told Wafa that the martyr Ahmed Oweidat was the first martyr to rise in the Jericho and Jordan Valley since the beginning of this year.

He added that the occupation targets civilians and defenseless civilians, and Palestinian camps in particular, which requires confronting the occupation in various fields and arenas of struggle and at all levels.

Large crowds of our people in the governorate of Jericho and the Jordan Valley attended the funeral of the martyr Ahmed to his final resting place carried on the shoulders, and the funeral procession proceeded from in front of Jericho Governmental Hospital to the house of the martyr in Ain Al-Sultan camp, where his family took a farewell look at him, and then the mourners performed a prayer The funeral was held over the body in the old Jericho mosque, before being buried in the new Jericho cemetery.

With the martyrdom of the young man Oweidat, the number of martyrs who have risen since the beginning of this April has risen to 21, including two female martyrs and a child (13 years), during the repeated incursions of the occupation forces into Palestinian cities, towns, villages and camps.

The President calls the father of the martyr Ahmed Oweidat, in condolence

Ramallah WAFA - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas phoned Ibrahim Oweidat, this evening, to offer condolences for the martyrdom of his son Ahmed, who was martyred this morning by the Israeli occupation bullets, in Aqabat Jaber camp near the city of Jericho.

During the phone call, His Excellency expressed his sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy for the martyrdom of his son, asking God Almighty to bless him with his vast mercy and dwell in his vast gardens, and to inspire his family and lovers patience and solace .

For his part, the father of the martyr thanked the president for the call.