Executed for a Mechanical Failure: The Killing of an Approved Gaza Truck Driver
When Ahmed Saleem stepped out to fix his broken-down cargo truck, an IDF soldier shot him in the head. His father’s direct appeal in Hebrew demands answers from a system where even vetted compliance..
The father of a 26‑year‑old truck driver named Ahmed Saleem, who was killed in the Gaza Strip, recorded a video in Hebrew during a demonstration with the local truck drivers’ association and private‑sector merchants.
Speaking directly to Israelis and their government in Hebrew, he says his son was shot in the head by an IDF soldier while transporting cargo from the Kerem Shalom Crossing into Gaza. The dad described how his son’s truck broke down shortly after leaving the crossing. When Ahmed Saleem stepped out to inspect the problem and prevent a bottleneck for the 20‑truck convoy behind him, an Israeli soldier approached and asked why he had stopped. After the young driver explained he was fixing the truck, the soldier allegedly shot and killed him on the spot.
The father further stresses that his son had been an Israeli‑vetted, approved, and certified driver at the Kerem Shalom crossing for seven years. Whether this killing was deliberate, accidental, or something else, it reflects a broader pattern of horrors that Gazans continue to face at the hands of some Israeli soldiers. It demands a serious investigation: how could an Israeli‑approved driver be killed for a mechanical failure, especially when these trucks are old, unreliable, and prone to breakdowns? And what does it say about IDF operating procedures if they cannot accommodate such a basic, predictable scenario?
Source: Al Arabiya
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