At 12:30 p.m. on Friday the (26 Dec. 2003), Adnan Abu-Jwead, died due to previous injuries in his abdomen sustained on Thursday (08:00am) the previous day.

Adnan had been a PRCS employee at Al-Amal Compound as a Maintenance Technician. He sustained his fatal injuries by an Israeli Army sporadic shooting while he was at his home, which is located near Gan Ital settlement (West of Khan Younis).

Adnan is 26-years old, left behind a wife and 4 children, and he had been working with PRCS since 1997.

Palestine Red Crescent Society expresses its deepest condolences for his family and colleagues at PRCS.

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