Funeral Held for 17-Year-Old Palestinians Shot by Israeli Forces (+Video)


Funeral Held for 17-Year-Old Palestinians Shot by Israeli Forces (+Video)

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Palestinians hold a funeral procession for Mohammed Munir al-Tamimi in Deir Nizam, west of Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank, who has died after being shot by Israeli soldiers at a protest over illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities say.

The 17-year-old, who suffered gunshot wounds, died later in hospital, the Palestinian health ministry said, a day after the violence in the flashpoint Palestinian village of Beita.

The Red Crescent said 320 Palestinians were injured in the clashes, including 21 by live fire, 68 by rubber-tipped bullets and many others by tear gas.

Hundreds of Palestinians had gathered in the afternoon in the village of Beita, a hot spot in recent months, to protest the illegal outpost of Eviatar located nearby, an AFP photographer said.

 

The area has seen regular demonstrations against illegal settlement expansion on Palestinian land.

Hundreds of Palestinians attended the teenager’s funeral in the occupied West Bank, reported Palestinian media.

Beita has been the scene of frequent unrest since May, when dozens of Israeli families arrived and began building the settlement on a hilltop near Nablus in defiance of Israeli and international law.

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