Today, Qalqilya exalted its young martyr, the determined fighter and freed prisoner Jibril Jibril.

Jibril, abducted by the IOF as a child, was freed from the occupation’s prisons as part of the Al-Aqsa Flood prisoner exchange in November of 2023. Upon his release, he provided a statement to the media in which he remembered the martyrs and people of Gaza, as well as those remaining in occupation prisons.

He immediately returned to resistance, recognizing the path that his newfound freedom set him on, and understanding that his freedom was a hard-earned victory.

“He [dreamt] that he fought alongside the Prophet, he entered Al-Aqsa Mosque and fought with him and was martyred. And I knew that he would be martyred at 18,” his father, Ghassan remembers (Media 1). Ghassan was abducted on seven separate occasions by zionist forces in an attempt to pressure his son Jibril to surrender himself. This underhanded tactic failed. Even as a boy at 10 years old, Jibril was determined to fight for victory or martyrdom.

“Jibril decided that he would never surrender. He chose to settle the debt that the people of Gaza paid for his release,” Jibril’s elder brother recalls (Media 2). “Jibril’s message to the youth, to anyone who is able to resist but doesn’t, is to rise, wage jihad, to fulfill their obligation, and the rest is to God. We are very, very proud that our son has become a martyr.”

At his funeral procession (Media 3), the people of Qalqilya chanted in victory for the resistance: “Tell the dogs of the Yamam, Al-Qassam is stepping on you!”

Our martyrs are not dead; they are with their Lord, being provided for. Jibril fulfilled his obligation many times over; from choosing the path of resistance, to his abduction and release, and his subsequent return to resistance in the face of mounting pressure to surrender. He realized his dream, attaining martyrdom, advancing and never retreating.

Glory to the martyrs.