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Israeli troops kill Syrian man with Down syndrome in Jamla

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 11:57 PM UTC · How we work

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Israeli soldiers shot dead Muath Salama al-Baeer, a Syrian man with Down syndrome, in Jamla.
The Israeli Defense Forces said troops fired because a suspect kept approaching them during the overnight raid.
Jamla residents said al-Baeer was unarmed, not resisting, and lived with his sisters after his parents died.
Syria’s Foreign Ministry condemned the killing as a grave violation of international humanitarian law.

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Israeli soldiers shot dead Muath Salama al-Baeer, a Syrian man with Down syndrome, in Jamla.
The Israeli Defense Forces said troops fired because a suspect kept approaching them during the overnight raid.
Jamla residents said al-Baeer was unarmed, not resisting, and lived with his sisters after his parents died.
Syria’s Foreign Ministry condemned the killing as a grave violation of international humanitarian law.