Hajj Kamel Ahmad Jawad’s family said he spent his last days helping victims of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon.
The Israeli military killed American citizen Hajj Kamel Ahmad Jawad in a bombing on Lebanon on Tuesday, in the latest instance of Israel killing an American amid its U.S.-sponsored massacres.
Jawad hailed from Dearborn, Michigan, and was visiting his hometown of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon when he was killed by an Israeli airstrike, according to his family. Jawad was there taking care of his mother and, in recent days, had stayed near a major hospital to help those in need who couldn’t flee Israel’s attacks. Israeli forces have been intensely bombing Nabatieh this week, and on Thursday, issued an evacuation order for the city.
In a powerful statement from his family, Jawad’s daughter, Nadine Kamel Jawad, said that her father was one of many people risking their lives to help people across the Middle East who have become victims of Israel’s aggression.
“We are honored by my father’s sacrifice. In his last days, he chose to stay near the main hospital in Nabatieh to help the elderly, disabled, injured, and those who simply couldn’t financially afford to flee. He served as their guardian, provided them with food, mattresses, and other comforts, and anonymously paid off their debts,” the statement says.
“I would often ask him if he was scared, and he repeatedly told me that we should not be scared because he is doing what he loves the most: helping others live in the land he loved the most,” Nadine Jawad noted.
