West Bank Unrest: Israeli Forces Open Fire on Palestinians — Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian During West Bank Funeral Protest
- Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian During West Bank Funeral Protest
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Israeli troops shoot dead Shawkat Awad, 20, during the funeral of a Palestinian boy killed by army fire the previous day.
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Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man in a protest that erupted on Thursday during the funeral of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy shot dead by soldiers a day earlier, the Palestinian health ministry said. “Shawkat Khalid Awad, 20, died of gunshot wounds to the head and stomach in Beit Ummar,” the Palestinian health ministry said.
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Israeli soldiers fired tear gas, rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades at Palestinians attending the funeral procession of Mohammed al-Alami, 12, a Palestinian boy killed the day before in the occupied West Bank.
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Alami died on Wednesday after being shot by Israeli soldiers while travelling in a car with his father in the occupied West Bank town of Beit Ummar northwest of Hebron, Palestinian authorities said.
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Videos shared on social media showed the town’s streets trashed with debris and stones following the confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli forces.
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📷 Photos|Funeral of the Palestinian child Mohammed Al-Alami, 13, who was shot in the head and killed by the Israeli forces in Hebron. pic.twitter.com/PW6f1jUaqF
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