The funeral procession for martyr Shqeirat took place after his body was held for four days… and the bodies of 30 Jerusalemite martyrs are still being held
On Sunday afternoon, Palestinians buried the body of Jerusalemite martyr Qasem Amjad Abu al-Amal Shqeirat, 21 years old, after it had remained in Israeli morgues for four days.
The Israeli authorities delivered Shqeirat's body to his family, who then held prayers before burying him in Jabal al-Mukabber village cemetery.
On the morning of last Wednesday (March 25, 2026), Israeli forces raided the Abu al-Amal family building in Jabal al-Mukabber, simultaneously conducting raids on the homes of brothers Omar and Amjad. They detained members of both families and carried out thorough searches, confiscating multiple electronic devices.
When storming Amjad's house, his wife asked about her son Qasem. She and her younger son, Qais, were then confined to the kitchen. Later, the mother and Qais were moved to another room, where they heard a single gunshot.
Meanwhile, soldiers took the child Qais to his mother's bedroom, forcing her to turn her face to the wall to prevent her from seeing what was happening. Video footage showed soldiers dragging the body of the martyr Qasem out of his home.
The Israeli occupation authorities continue to detain the bodies of Palestinian martyrs, either in numbered graves or morgues, employing this policy as a form of collective punishment against their families.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Jerusalem reports that occupation authorities are detaining the bodies of 30 Jerusalemite martyrs, all holding Israeli identity cards. The oldest has been in custody since October 2016. Among these, 10 are children under 18 years old, with the youngest being the 14-year-old martyr Wadi’ Alayan.
They are:
1. Martyr Mesbah Abu Sbeih; since October 2016
2. Martyr Fadi Al-Qunbar; since January 2017
3. Martyr Aziz Aweisat; since May 2018
4. Martyr Shaher Abu Khadija; since May 2021
5. Martyr Zuhdi Al-Taweel; since May 2021
6. Martyr Fadi Abu Shkheidem; since November 2021
7. Martyr Karim Jamal Al-Qawasmi; since March 2022
8. Martyr Uday Al-Tamimi; since October 2022
9. Martyr Amer Halabiya; since November 2022
10. Martyr Khairy Alqam; since January 2023
11. Martyr Hussein Qaraqe; since February 2023
12. Martyr Ishaq Al-Ajlouni; since June 2023
13. Martyr Khaled Al-Za’anin; since August 2023
14. Martyr Ali Al-Abbasi; since October 2023
15. Martyr Abdel Rahman Faraj; since October 2023
16. Martyr Khaled Al-Muhtaseb; since October 2023
17. Martyr Adam Abulhawa; since October 2023
18. Martyr Mohammad Omar Al-Farroukh (minor); since November 2023
19. Martyr Murad Nimer; since November 2023
20. Martyr Ibrahim Nimer; since November 2023
21. Martyr Ahmad Alayan; since December 2023
22. Martyr Wadi’ Alayan; since February 2024
23. Martyr Fadi Jamjoum; since February 2024
24. Martyr Nour Nizar Shihabi, since May 2024
25. Mohammad Ghaleb Shihab, since July 2024
26. Shadi Shiha; since August 2024
27. Sami Al-Amoud; since October 2024
28. Omar Shweiki; since October 2024
29. Mohammad Abu Libdeh; since May 2025
30. Sufian Ahmad Saleh Abu Leil; since March 2026
