Honoring the life of Nasrallah Abu Siyam, a Palestinian-Philadelphian, who was fatally shot in the village of Mukhmas in occupied West Bank, on the first day of Ramadan.

Honoring the life of Nasrallah Abu Siyam, a Palestinian-Philadelphian, who was fatally shot in the village of Mukhmas in occupied West Bank, on the first day of Ramadan. WHEREAS, Nasrallah Abu Siyam was a 19-year-old American citizen born in Philadelphia with families in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; and WHEREAS, Nasrallah was born a helper, becoming his father’s right - hand on their family farm and olive orchard in Palestine, and he deeply loved riding horses , specifically his own named Shams, meaning “sun” in Arabic; and WHEREAS, Just a week before his death, Nasrallah traveled to Jenin, which took over two hours and required him to pass multiple dangerous checkpoints, to provide food for those in need. Despite the risks, Nasrallah went because that is simply who he was - a helper, caregiver, and friend to all; and WHEREAS, On February 18 th , 2026, while tending to his family’s sheep, Israeli settlers approached the farmland attempting to steal the sheep when Nasrallah and others approached to demand that they leave. As Israeli forces arrived, the settlers reportedly became emboldened and opened fire, killing Nasrallah and injuring four others; and WHEREAS, Nasrallah is the first person to be killed by settlers in the village of Mukhmas, and is the sixth American citizen killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers in the territory in the last two years, and the fourteenth since 2003; and WHEREAS, Nasrallah’s murder is unfortunately just one in a series of politically motivated…