Crime & Safety
Family Says Boy With Ties To Chicago Area Was Gunned Down By Israel Defense Forces In West Bank
Family and friends gathered in Chicago's southwest suburbs Tuesday night to honor the life of the teenager, Ammar Hayamel.
June 25, 2025
The family of a 13-year-old Palestinian boy with ties to Chicago said he was gunned down by Israel Defense Forces this week while out with cousins in the West Bank.
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Family and friends gathered in Chicago's southwest suburbs Tuesday night to honor the life of the teenager, Ammar Hayamel.
An Azza, or Muslim visitation, brought dozens of people to Bridgeview. Most had never even met Ammar — who lived in the West Bank on the other side of the world — but that didn't stop them from gathering to remember a boy they said had so much ahead him.
