Killing of Mohammad Bhar

killing of mentally disabled Palestinian man by Israeli forces

Mohammad Bhar (Arabic: محمد بهار; 24 June 2000 – July 2024) was a 24-year-old Palestinian man with Down syndrome and autism who died after being attacked by an Israeli military dog. The attack happened in a house in the Gaza Strip during the Second Battle of Shuja'iyya in the Israel–Hamas war.

Killing of Mohammad Bhar
Part of the Israel–Hamas war
LocationShuja'iyya, Gaza City, Gaza Strip
Coordinates31°30′02″N 34°28′12″E / 31.50056°N 34.47000°E / 31.50056; 34.47000
Date3 July 2024 (2024-07-03)
Attack type
Dog attack
Deaths1
PerpetratorsIsraeli Ground Forces

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