Speaking from her home in the village of Tel just outside of Nablus, Ikram Ramadan's gentle demeanor masks the misfortune and hardships she endured as a young mother of three when her husband Thaer was killed in 2004 after entering one of the nearby settlements with his gun.
Ikram had just given birth to twins, and had her house demolished after her husband’s death — a ritual punishment by the Israeli army to any family of a resistance fighter.