Field Update 30 January 2022  Yesterday evening, a young man was killed after gunmen opened fire at him in Silat al-Harithiya village in Jenin. This incident fall within the state of proliferation of weapons and assault on the rule of law in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt.) According to investigations conducted by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), at approximately 23:30 on Saturday, 29 January 2022, gunmen opened fire at Ahmed ‘Abed al-Fattah Abu ‘Obaid (33) in central al-Zayoud neighborhood in Silat al-Harithiya village, west of Jenin. As a result, ‘Obaid sustained wounds in the upper parts of his body, killing him immediately. It is believed that the crime was committed on grounds of family revenge.  Spokesperson of the Palestinian police, Colonel Lo’ay Zreqiaqt, stated that unknown persons opened fire at a young man in Silat al-Harithiya village, west of Jenin, killing him immediately. Afterwards, police and security officers rushed to the scene.PCHR is deeply concerned over the recurrence of incidents of proliferation of weapons, and denounces the use of firearms in personal and family disputes, which jeopardizes the right to life, rule of law and Palestinian civil peace. PCHR calls upon the Palestinian Authority to take all the serious measures to put an end to the state of proliferation of weapons, including imposing strict controls over families’ possession of weapons and promptly imposing the rule of law, in order to maintain civil peace in light of the lately spiking homicides.