Iman Darweesh Al Hams

Iman Darweesh Al Hams ( , also 'Iyman'), (1991 - 5 October 2004) was a 13-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fire near a military observation post in a "no-man's" zone near the Philadelphi Route on 5 October 2004, in Rafah in the Gaza Strip.

The IDF commander of the soldiers which shot her was accused by his comrades and Palestinian witnesses of using automatic fire into the girl's body as she lay wounded on the ground, a subject which was brought into investigation.

Human rights groups cite her death as one of several incidents which illustrate a "culture of impunity" in the IDF.

Overview of the incident

Soldiers said they opened fire on the girl because they initially thought she was planting a bomb, despite their pleas to stop.<ref...
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