Family says dead 14-year-old terrorist chose to die as a Martyr

Father of terrorist Omar Awadin: “By Allah, Omar 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]

Father of terrorist Omar Awadin: [His mother] asked him: “What do you want?’ He told his mother: ‘Pray for me that I will die as a Martyr.”  ... He always said: ‘I want to die as a Martyr, I want to die as a Martyr.’ Despite his young age Martyrdom was in his thoughts. Praise Allah Master of the Universe, our Lord honored him with his Martyrdom…

Mother of terrorist Omar Awadin: “Omar would always say: ‘I want to die as a Martyr, pray for me that I will die as a Martyr.’”

[Official PA TV, Good Morning Jerusalem, April 21, 2023]

Uncle of terrorist Omar Awadin: “Omar is like the youth – young, he loves Martyrdom. He wished for it for himself… Wherever the [occupation] army is, he is the first to be there… [I said:] ‘You have returned from the [Mecca] pilgrimage and that’s enough, Omar.’ He told me: ‘No! Allah willing - only a Martyr, a Martyr.’ He is like the Martyrs, like the youth.”

[Al-Arabiya TV – Palestine, Facebook page, March 16, 2023]

[Official PA TV, Good Morning Jerusalem, April 21, 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.