Palestinian killed by IDF during West Bank protest
Atef Youssef Hanaysheh was shot dead by the Israeli army near Nablus during a demonstration against Jewish settlements in the West Bank on March 19, 2021. AP - Nasser Nasser
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A Palestinian was shot dead by the Israeli army on Friday March 19.
Atef Youssef Hanaysheh was shot in the head by live bar during clashes in the northern occupied West Bank near Nablus, the Palestinian ministry said.
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With our correspondent in Ramallah,
Alice Froussard
It was a demonstration, after Friday prayers, to protest against the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, illegal under international law.
As the procession approaches an outpost, a "wild" settlement unrecognized by the Hebrew state, near the Palestinian village of Beit Dajan, the Israeli army fires bullets. real.
Atef Youssef Hanyasheh, 46 years old and father of three, shot in the head, died instantly.
For the Israeli army, it is a "
violent riot
", the soldiers explaining that the demonstrators threw stones and claim to have fired in the air.
The victim's funeral was organized directly after his death in Nablus by Palestinian security forces.
Thousands of people participated - and his body was later transferred to his native village, Beit Dajan, where he was murdered.
Again, thousands of people gathered at the mosque, where he worked as a muezzin, before being buried in the village cemetery.
Representatives of Palestinian factions were present.
Unanimously, they underlined in their speech the important role of the martyr and his role in the fight against colonization.
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