Father of dead 14-year-old terrorist says son stated daily: “I want to die as a Martyr”

The video shows an interview with the father of 14-year-old terrorist Omar Awadin, who participated in violent riots against Israeli forces, on Fatah-run Awdah TV.

Father of terrorist Omar Awadin: “By Allah, Omar [Awadin] was a young person at the start of life, 14 years old, a school student. Every day he would [say:] ‘Dad, I want to die as a Martyr, I want to die as a Martyr.’ Every day it was essential for him to mention Martyrdom… He put Martyrdom in his blood. Allah willing, the Master of the Universe will accept him as a Martyr.”

[Fatah-run Awdah TV, YouTube channel, March 16, 2023]

Nidal Hazem, Yusuf Shreim, Luay Al-Saghir, and Omar Awadin – Palestinian terrorists aged 28, 29, 37, and 14 respectively, who were killed during an Israeli counter-terror operation in Jenin on March 16, 2023. The operation targeted Hazem, a member of Islamic Jihad, and Shreim, a member of Hamas, who were involved in several terror attacks. Al-Saghir attempted to attack the Israeli forces with a crowbar, at which they shot and killed him in self-defense, while Al-Awawdeh participated in violent riots against the forces.