Published Thursday, December 13, 2012
Hundreds thronged the streets of Hebron to pay their final respects to
Mohammed al-Salaymeh, a teenager who was viciously killed by an Israeli border
guard Wednesday.
Salaymeh was shot several times by the guard, identified as Nofar Mizrahi, and died nearly instantly. It was his 17th birthday.
The Hebron native's death has also made shockwaves on the Internet. Several of his photos, as well as calls to refer Mizrahi to the International Criminal Court, have been making the rounds on Facebook and Twitter.
Dozens of pupils from the Tariq Bin Zayid school that Mohammed attended came
to the funeral, a day after they celebrated his birthday with him.
Five Palestinians were wounded and several others were detained during overnight protests that erupted upon news of Salaymeh's death.
"We lost a friend, a brother, and a sporting hero," his friend Ahmad Al-Jamal told Ma'an.
Hebron governor Kamel Hmaid and Palestinian parliamentary speaker Aziz Dweik also participated in the funeral.
Al-Salaymeh's family said Israeli forces prevented them from burying Mohammed in the al-Raas cemetery next to their home as it is close to an Israeli settlement, Kiryat Arba.
The funeral procession instead headed from al-Ansar mosque before laying him to rest in a cemetery in Limboa in the north of the city.
Earlier Thursday, medics said five people, including four teenagers, were hospitalized after clashes with Israeli forces in Hebron after Mohammed's death.
(Al-Akhbar, Ma'an)
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Salaymeh was shot several times by the guard, identified as Nofar Mizrahi, and died nearly instantly. It was his 17th birthday.
The Hebron native's death has also made shockwaves on the Internet. Several of his photos, as well as calls to refer Mizrahi to the International Criminal Court, have been making the rounds on Facebook and Twitter.
#MohamadSalaymeh was killed in #Hebron yesterday he's a member of the Palestinian circus school yfrog.com/estz4jqj
Palestinian stone throwers in #Hebron at the end of the funeral for Mohammed Al-Salaymeh. pic.twitter.com/d66CFcFa v @tovahlazaroff
Israeli TERRORIST 'Nofar Mizrahi' Killer of the Martyr Muhamad Salayme WANTED BY the RESISTANCE ...RT for ur Humanity pic.twitter.com/Wrc7umVJ
Five Palestinians were wounded and several others were detained during overnight protests that erupted upon news of Salaymeh's death.
"We lost a friend, a brother, and a sporting hero," his friend Ahmad Al-Jamal told Ma'an.
Hebron governor Kamel Hmaid and Palestinian parliamentary speaker Aziz Dweik also participated in the funeral.
Al-Salaymeh's family said Israeli forces prevented them from burying Mohammed in the al-Raas cemetery next to their home as it is close to an Israeli settlement, Kiryat Arba.
The funeral procession instead headed from al-Ansar mosque before laying him to rest in a cemetery in Limboa in the north of the city.
Earlier Thursday, medics said five people, including four teenagers, were hospitalized after clashes with Israeli forces in Hebron after Mohammed's death.
(Al-Akhbar, Ma'an)
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The views expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this Blog!
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