Death of Tiran Fero

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On 23 November 2022, a 17-year old Israeli Druze student named Tiran Fero, from Daliyat al-Karmel, was severely injured in a car crash near the Palestinian city of Jenin, where he was going to a car mechanic. He was brought to a local hospital for treatment. According to his family members, he died after being removed from life support and his body was held hostage by members of the Jenin Brigades, a Palestinian armed group. [1] However, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian sources have said that he was already dead when the militants seized his body. [2] [3] The Jenin Brigades attempted to exchange Fero's body for the bodies of Palestians held by Israel but released the body after 30 hours of diplomatic pressure and threats of military intervention from the IDF. [4]

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Crash

Tiran Fero (Hebrew : טירן פרו; 24 November 2004 – 23 November 2022) was driving to Hebron with his friend Adir Daksa, intending to buy a new speaker system for his vehicle. He was one day away from celebrating his 18th birthday. His car lost control and the ensuing crash left both teenagers wounded, Fero seriously. While Daksa was brought to an Israeli hospital, Fero's serious injuries meant that he could not be transported to Israel. He was instead brought to a local Jenin hospital where he was placed on life support. Upon hearing the news his father Husam and uncle Edri both rushed to the hospital to be with him. [5]

Hospital storming

The hospital was later stormed a little after 8:30 pm by 20 members of the Palestinian group Jenin Brigades. [6] [2] [7] [5] According to his father and uncle, the attackers disconnected Fero from the life support and held him hostage. Fero died shortly after according to his family, but his body was held hostage for 30 hours. However, the Palestinian media and the IDF have both said that Fero had already died at the time of the kidnapping. [3] [8] [6] The group said it would only hand over Fero's body if Israel handed over the bodies of Palestinians killed by Israel. [2]

Aftermath

Israeli Druze, including the victim's father Tarif, threatened to storm Jenin themselves and retrieve Fero's body if it was not returned by the following day. Druze protesters blocked Highway 6 and the mayor of Daliyat el-Karmel urged residents of the town not to take the law into their own hands. [3] [6] Protesters were heard chanting "with soul and blood we will redeem Tiran." [6] In related incidents, three Israeli Druze soldiers were arrested after throwing explosives at a Palestinian home in revenge. A video emerged in which a group of five masked armed Druze men showed three Palestinian workers they had kidnapped near Hebron. The men said that this action was "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth", threatening to harm the workers if Fero's body was not returned. The workers were later released after being beaten. [9] [10]

Palestinian Authority officials said they were trying to get the body back. Several Palestinian and Israeli Arab politicians called for the body to be returned, including Ahmad Tibi, Governor of Jenin Akram Rajoub  [ ar ], local officials in Jenin, and Raed Salah (leader of the outlawed Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel organization). [5]

The body of Tiran Fero was given back to his family after diplomatic pressure by several countries and an IDF warning to launch a large-scale operation if the body was not returned. [4]

On December 1, Israeli forces killed one of the militants reportedly behind Fero's abduction. [11]

At an Otzma Yehudit meeting on 5 December 2022, a cousin of Fero (Fero's family was attending the meeting) reiterated that the boy had died after being unplugged from the life support. [12]

In 2023, Fero's family filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court demanding the Palestinian Authority be investigated over its alleged involvement in Tiran's death. [13]

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  2. 1 2 3 Gemer, Shira; Najib, Mohammed (2022-11-23). "Palestinian gunmen seize body of Israeli Druze teen from hospital in Jenin, demanding exchange of bodies". CNN. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
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  9. ↑ "Tiran kidnapping: 3 Druze IDF soldiers throw explosive at Palestinian house". Jerusalem Post. 2022-11-28. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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  11. ↑ "Report: Palestinian terror fighter killed in Jenin masterminded abduction of Israeli's body". Times of Israel.
  12. ↑ Keller-Lynn, Carrie (5 December 2022). "Ben Gvir claims Druze teen was still alive when taken by Palestinian gunmen". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
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