Action Group – South Damascus
Human rights circles and residents of Yarmouk Camp commemorate the 13th anniversary of the Al-Jaouna Street massacre, which took place on the 14th of Ramadan, 2012, claiming the lives of dozens of Palestinian civilians as a result of indiscriminate shelling that struck one of the camp’s most densely populated streets.
According to documentation by the Action Group for Palestinians of Syria, the shelling at that time killed 23 civilians, including children, women, and young men, while dozens of others were wounded with varying degrees of injuries. Eyewitnesses reported that shells fell on a crowded area, and when residents rushed to help the wounded, the same location was shelled again, doubling the death toll.
Survivors of the massacre stressed the importance of marking the anniversary each year, viewing it as a crime that must not be forgotten. They demanded revealing the full circumstances of the incident, achieving justice, and holding those responsible accountable, emphasizing that sharing victims’ stories and survivors’ testimonies is essential for acknowledging their suffering.
The Action Group’s documented list of victims includes 23 martyrs, among them the children Anas and Ibrahim Talouzi, and Abdullah Al-Saleh (13 years old), as well as young men and activists from the camp””reflecting the deep human toll the massacre left on Palestinian families there.
In this context, the Action Group has urged Palestinian refugees from Yarmouk Camp to provide their testimonies about the incident and to share photos of victims and the missing with its team, in order to enrich the human rights documentation archive and preserve the memory of the massacre for future generations.
It is worth noting that the Al-Jaouna massacre was not an isolated event, but part of a series of violations targeting Palestinian civilians in Syria throughout the years of conflict, resulting in large-scale displacement and near-total destruction of Yarmouk Camp’s infrastructure.