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B'Tselem grieves the passing of our friend and colleague Iyad Hadad

12 February 2025
Iyad Hadad, 1963-2025
Iyad Hadad, 1963-2025

It is with deep sorrow and pain that we announce the passing of our friend and colleague Iyad 'Ali Muhammad Hadad, 61, who passed away last night after battling a serious illness.

Iyad Hadad worked as B’Tselem’s field researcher in the Ramallah area for 25 years, and his dedication to human rights began years earlier. He will always be an inseparable part of B’Tselem and of the struggle to defend human rights.

For us, Iyad embodied professional integrity, a commitment to seeking the truth, and an unwavering, principled fight to uphold justice and morality.

His unique contribution, over decades, to the struggle for human rights will remain with us.

May his memory be blessed

Israel’s regime of apartheid and occupation is inextricably bound up in human rights violations. B’Tselem strives to end this regime, as that is the only way forward to a future in which human rights, democracy, liberty and equality are ensured to all people, both Palestinian and Israeli, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

Since the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, Israel has acted in a coordinated and deliberate manner to destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip, committing genocide against its residents. In light of Israel’s actions in Gaza, the public statements made by Israeli decision-makers, and the international community’s failure to take effective action, there is a serious risk that the Israeli regime will expand the genocide to other areas under its control—first and foremost, the West Bank.
B’Tselem calls on the Israeli public and the international community to use every tool available under international law to bring an immediate end to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people.