Son of Salwa and Samir. Was born on October 23, 1985 in the village of Tur’an in the Galilee. The eldest son of his parents, the brother of four brothers: Ashraf, Salam, Muhammad and Murad. Adham studied and was educated at the school in Tur’an and before his enlistment he managed to work for a short period. From an early age he helped support the family. He was a sociable and lively man, familiar in the village with his calm, calm, calm temperament. Among his many friends he was well known, “a guy with a heart of gold,” they say about him. On 16 November 2003, Adham enlisted in the Desert Patrol Battalion, as he wanted to follow a number of his relatives, members of the Bedouin community in the north. He underwent basic training and advanced training, and on October 14, 2004 participated in a ceremony at the Bedouin Martyrs’ Memorial, where he swore with his friends to defend the country. After the swearing-in ceremony they descended to the line; They served at the JVT post in Rafah, which served as an advance defense position on the Rafah terminal, the international border crossing between the southern Gaza Strip and Egypt. At the outpost – only a few meters away from Rafah’s urban area – there was a regular team of soldiers from the Desert Patrol Battalion. Adham’s commanders say that he was an excellent fighter and a disciplined soldier who was an example to those around him and was very popular among his comrades in the unit. His friends in the village said that he used to hang out on weekends when he was driving a car, grinning broadly, and told everyone interested that he was satisfied with his military service and was considering signing a permanent order. One of the friends met Adham about a month before his death, “I asked him: ‘What are you doing in Gaza, you are not afraid?’ He replied that there was no danger there and he was happy about what he was doing. The friend asked Adham if it was not difficult for him to serve in Rafah when he knew there was a chance that he was harming innocent people. According to him, Adham’s answer was: “I am only doing my job, and does not hurt anyone.” Adham’s departure from the army was few, and when he arrived home ten days before his death, he tried to reassure his family that there was no risk in the missions he was carrying out. On December 12, 2004, at 6:00 PM, an explosion occurred in the eastern part of the outpost. A tunnel dug from nearby Palestinian houses contained a ton of explosives placed under the offices of the outpost. Two powerful explosions, one at a time, in two different locations, caused injury to all eleven soldiers. Immediately afterwards, two terrorists entered the outpost and fired at the soldiers. They returned fire, killed the shooter and his friend escaped. Large rescuers and rescue helicopters were dispatched to the area to rescue the wounded. Then there was a third explosion at the outpost, which was apparently intended to damage the rescuers, but it did not cause casualties. Due to the massive fire of mortar shells, IDF forces succeeded in evacuating the wounded only a short time after the attack, killing five soldiers, including Adham, and wounding six, including Sgt. Sa’id Ghagha, Sergeant Aref Azberga, Ziyadneh and Hussein Abu Lail When the city officer entered the house of the Shehadeh family in the village of Tur’an, the parents understood that a severe tragedy had taken place in the village, and the news of Adham’s fall soon spread to the village and dozens of family members And friends came to the house, to the mourning tent Adham Shehadeh fell in operational activity in Gaza on December 12, 2004, and the following day he was killed After his death, the father was interviewed by the media and expressed support for his son who chose to serve in the IDF despite being a Muslim Arab and the difficulty involved in so doing. The father introduced his youngest son to President Moshe Katsav, who came to comfort the family and told him that the son would continue his elder brother’s path, enlist in the IDF and contribute to the state.
