13-year-old Palestinian child disappeared at humanitarian aid entry point in northern Gaza
Name(s):
Khaled Ramzi Adnan Saleh
Status:
Disappeared
Year of birth:
2011
Profession:
Student at the preparatory level
Nationality:
Palestinian
Date of arrest:
Khaled Saleh disappeared on July 15, 2025, after heading to the Zikim area in northwestern Gaza with his older brother to collect firewood for cooking. On September 6, 2025, an official inquiry was submitted to the Israeli army. Although a response was later received, it contained no information about his fate or whereabouts, which remain unknown to this day.
Khaled Ramzi Adnan Saleh is a 13-year-old Palestinian student at the preparatory level residing in Gaza.
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on July 15, 2025, Khaled and his older brother went to the Zikim area in northwestern Gaza where humanitarian aid trucks enter the northern region to collect firewood for cooking. Normally, they would return by midday carrying small bundles of wood and paper, but on that day, they never came back.
After they disappeared, their family searched the area, as well as in hospitals, yet neither the brothers nor their bodies were found.
On September 6, 2025, an official inquiry was submitted via email to the Israeli army requesting information about Khaled Saleh’s whereabouts. In its response dated September 9, 2025, the Israeli army stated that it had no information regarding his case.
On September 30, 2025, MRG submitted an urgent appeal to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (UN WGEID), urging them to intervene with the Israeli authorities to clarify Saleh’s fate and whereabouts.
| Name(s): |
Khaled Ramzi Adnan Saleh
|
| Status: |
Disappeared
|
| Year of birth: |
2011
|
| Profession: |
Student at the preparatory level
|
| Nationality: |
Palestinian
|
| Date of arrest: |
|
Khaled Ramzi Adnan Saleh is a 13-year-old Palestinian student at the preparatory level residing in Gaza.
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on July 15, 2025, Khaled and his older brother went to the Zikim area in northwestern Gaza where humanitarian aid trucks enter the northern region to collect firewood for cooking. Normally, they would return by midday carrying small bundles of wood and paper, but on that day, they never came back.
After they disappeared, their family searched the area, as well as in hospitals, yet neither the brothers nor their bodies were found.
On September 6, 2025, an official inquiry was submitted via email to the Israeli army requesting information about Khaled Saleh’s whereabouts. In its response dated September 9, 2025, the Israeli army stated that it had no information regarding his case.
On September 30, 2025, MRG submitted an urgent appeal to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (UN WGEID), urging them to intervene with the Israeli authorities to clarify Saleh’s fate and whereabouts.
