Mahmud Daoud Sharaf the father of Mohammed Sharaf 17 who was shot dead in Jerusalem on Friday said an Israeli settler executed his son.
Sharaf told the PIC that one of the Israeli settlers residing in Ras Al-Amud shot his son and it was not the police or the army who did that which confirms that his son was executed for no reason.
“The recording cameras proved that an Israeli settler killed my son after he shot him directly” said Sharaf’s father adding that his son was not in the midst of Friday’s clashes in Jerusalem.
His father explained that Mohammed’s injury was in the neck and shortly after he lost his life.
“We prayed near al-Aqsa in Ras Al-Amoud and there were some confrontations. When the Israeli army began firing sound and gas bombs my son stood aside with a group of young men and was away from the clashes” he told the PIC.
“A number of settlers in Ras Al-Amud took to the streets and started shooting at the young men. Journalists who were near Mohammed documented how one of the settlers shot my son dead.”
He pointed out that a sniper from the settlers was the one who killed Mohammed. “The shooting was documented and the settler is known to the army and the police” the father said pointing out that one of the journalists documented the shooting.
In response to a question about the investigation into the crime the father of the martyr said: “The police did not open or initiate an investigation into the circumstances of the martyrdom of Mohammed. They did not ask us or arrest the settler nor did they interrogate him.”
He explained that he is considering filing a complaint against the settler stressing “There is no justice in the occupation’s courts.”
Speaking of his son he said: “Mohammed was a bright young man who was full of ambition. He loved life and thought a lot about his future. He also wanted to study engineering after finishing the high school.”
“Mohammed was a young man like the rest of his generation. He loved life had a lot of friends and loved ones and his departure was a shock to us.”
Ahmed Mohammed’s eldest brother is in jail and was sentenced to 39 months in prison of which he spent 18 months.
