16-year-old Palestinian student disappeared at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution site
Timeline
July 28, 2025: Al Mezan and MRG submit an urgent appeal to the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (UN WGEID), urging them to intervene with the Israeli authorities to clarify al-Hems' fate and whereabouts.
July 16, 2025: Al Mezan submits an official inquiry to the Israeli army regarding al-Hems’ arrest and place of detention.
June 21, 2025: Abdulraouf al-Hems is forcibly disappeared at an aid distribution point operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah, southern Gaza.