On Friday, 9 December 2011, International Human Rights Day, protesters in Nabi Saleh held their weekly demonstration which the Israeli army dispersed using tear gas and rubber coated steel bullets. In the course of the demonstration, Israeli soldiers attempted to invade the village but were stopped by barricades placed on the main road by the protesters, and also through active resistance of locals to military presence in the village. The troops then brought a bulldozer to remove the barricades and enable the jeeps to proceed towards the houses. However, the military jeeps turned around to drive in the opposite direction, towards the checkpoint at the main exit from the village. At this point, only two protesters remained in the area: Mustafa Tamimi and another young man. Both of them chased the jeeps, hurling stones at them. As it was making its turn, one of the military jeeps stopped, and the soldier inside opened its back door and shot two tear gas canisters directly at Mustafa’s face. Mustafa Tamimi sustained a direct hit and collapsed bleeding on the asphalt. Even though multiple eye witnesses claim that Mustafa died almost immediately, moments after being shot, Mustafa was still transferred to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead in the early hours of Saturday.
Who Killed Mustafa Tamimi 