by an IDF sharpshooter after a local protest turned into a riot. Two other Palestinians from Beit Ummar were also shot and killed. In April 2015, 27-year-old Ziyad Awad was shot and killed in a demonstration which started after the funeral of his cousin. Notable people Ali Abu Awwad References Bibliography External links Welcome To Bayt Ummar Beit Ummar, Welcome to Palestine Survey of Western Palestine, Map 21: IAA, Wikimedia commons Beit Ummar Town (Fact Sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ) Beit Ummar Town Profile, (ARIJ) Beit Ummar aerial photo, (ARIJ) The priorities and needs for development in Beit Ummar town based on the community and local authorities’ assessment, (ARIJ) Towns in the West Bank Municipalities of West Bank