‘Shoot me, just let my son pass’: The last moments of Ahmad Zaid

Deir Ammar refugee camp, occupied West Bank – Sunday morning began with the kind of small milestones families cherish in Deir Ammar refugee camp, northwest of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

That morning, three-month-old Ahmad Zaid drank more milk than usual, while his father, Maarouf Zaid, picked up his birth certificate in Ramallah. The family was preparing for Ahmad’s fir...