“Wipe your, my comfort is not in them. This is my path, and if you truly love me, pick up my weapon.”

Amjad ended his will with these words. And the words remain alive to testify to the brave Qassam engineer who died during the heroic defense of Jenin refugee camp on 11 April 2002.

Amjad El-Fayed is from the village of Zareen north of Jenin. His family was forced to leave the village in 1948 and to live in Jenin refugee camp. Born in 1971, Amjad lived a refugee in a camp very close to his homeland. Despite being a talented student, he was forced to drop out of school to work and provide for his family. From his childhood, Amjad had a high level of sacrifice. He was always in the service of his family and his community. His money was given freely to his brothers despite his need for it.
 

During the first Intifada, Amjad was wounded in the leg and was imprisoned by the occupation forces for 6 months. But he overcame both incidents and continued his resistance effort against the occupation.

Amjad was an excellent mechanic who registered with a local university professor an invention, which was purchased by Mercedes. And he dedicated his expertise to serve the defense of his people.

During Al-Aqsa Intifada, Amjad joined Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades as an engineer making explosive devices and hand grenades. His expertise was instrumental in setting up the defense of Jenin refugee camp. And the large number of Zionist soldiers killed during the invasion of the camp is the witness to that.

The Zionist occupation forces met the heroic resistance in Jenin refugee camp with bulldozers demolishing houses with people inside them. And on 20 April 2004, Amjad’s family found his remains under the rubble of a house in the refugee camp.