GAZA CITY, WEST BANK, March 18 (IslamOnline) – The Israeli occupation forces committed a new crime against a handicapped Palestinian. They shot him dead, then carried his body into a house that they set ablaze with explosives.

Sameer Sa’dy Sababah, 45, working as a guard of one farm in Gaza, was deaf and dumb. He was a father of five children, all orphans now.

Around 10:30 in the evening of March 12, Sababah was returning home. The Israeli forces were then raiding Jabalya refugee camp, in northern Gaza. When ordered by Israeli troops to raise his hands, it was only natural for a deaf man not to hear them. So, he just stood there - stunned, silent and scared – staring at them.

Heavily armed soldiers, on board a strong military tank, just shot the poor man dead. They did not stop there, however, they carried the body into a house, put explosives there and destroyed it, tearing Sababah’s body apart.

An eyewitness to the Israeli terrible crime told IslamOnline, “I saw the Israeli soldiers yelling at Sameer to stop. I told one of them who speaks Arabic, Sameer was deaf”.

“They ordered me to shut up, then shot him in the legs, belly, chest and head,” said Abu Majid Jinaid.

“After shooting him dead, they carried his body, took it into a Palestinian’s house, and set the house ablaze. In the morning, we found Sameer’s body torn apart,” added Jinaid.

Sameer’s mother, 70, when contacted by IOL, found it difficult to control her emotions. “I thought he performed the evening prayer and went to bed with his wife and kids in the other room,” said the old mother. “Sameer is killed, what can I say?” she added through her tears.

Sabry, Sameer’s brother, said, “my poor brother did not hear or speak. He used to wander any time, day or night. They just shot him dead for no reason. One bullet made it through his belly out of his back.

“When I heard the news, I could not believe it. I never imagined they would kill a handicapped and poor man like my brother,” he added.