On January 16, 1997, Aramin left school with her sister and some friends.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenberg |first=Jo |date=2007-02-11 |title=A father’sfather's plea: `'Stop the killing’killing' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2007/02/11/a-fathers-plea-stop-the-killing-2/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> On their way home, she stopped at a candy store.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-08-16 |title=Israel ruled responsible for death of Palestinian girl |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-10994441 |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> While there, a group of Israeli border officers drove onto the street, attracting the attention of a group of youths, who began throwing rocks at them.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Sherwood |first=Harriet |date=2011-09-26 |title=Israel to pay family compensation over killing of Palestinian girl |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/26/israel-pay-family-compensation-palestinian-girl |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> During this altercation, one of the border officers fired their gun, hitting Aramin in the head with a [[rubber bullet]]; she had not been involved in the rock-throwing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Emily |date=March 22, 2016 |title=A Palestinian Takes a Different Road in His Fight |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/03/22/467689134/a-palestinian-takes-a-different-road-in-his-fight |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=National Public Radio}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> According to witnesses, Aramin collapsed, bleeding profusely from the wound.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2007-11-07 |title=Turning the other cheek |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/nov/07/israel |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Peled-Elhanan |first=Nurit |date=2007-01-21 |title=Let our children live |url=https://electronicintifada.net/content/let-our-children-live/6694 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=The Electronic Intifada |language=en}}</ref> She was rushed to the [[Hadassah Medical Center]], where she underwent surgery for several hours.<ref name=":3" /> Aramin succumbed to her injuries within days.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=What Happened to Abir? |url=https://www.rebuildingalliance.org/what-happened-to-abir |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Rebuilding Alliance |language=en-US}}</ref>
In the wake of Aramin's death, the Israeli authorities alleged that Aramin had died after being hit by a stone.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sherwood |first=Harriet |date=2010-08-17 |title=Palestinian girl was killed by border guards' rubber bullet, judge rules |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/17/palestinian-girl-killed-rubber-bullet |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The authorities closed the investigation in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baranski-Walker |first=Donna |date=2010-08-27 |title=Will the Aramin Civil Trial Lead to Indictments in Israel's Criminal Court? |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/will-the-aramin-civil-tri_b_688514 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref>