Field Update

On Saturday, 21 May 2011, two masked gunmen shot and killed ‘Omar
Hilwan in Beit Dajan village near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. This attack is another incident of violence
resulting from the state of lawlessness and weapons proliferation plaguing the
occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).

According to an investigation conducted by the Palestinian Center
for Human Rights (PCHR), including eyewitnesses’ testimonies, at approximately
08:15 on Saturday, 21 May 2011, two masked gunmen shot and killed Omar Hussein
Abu Hilwan, 32, in the center of Beit Dajan village, northeast of Nablus. He
was hit with several bullets. The
attackers then fled the scene. The
Palestinian police arrived at the scene shortly thereafter and opened an
investigation. 

PCHR strongly condemns this crime, and calls upon the Attorney
General’s office to conduct a thorough investigation and bring the perpetrators
to justice.