Beheaded a Palestinian homosexual who had fled to Israel for threats

A

for his homosexual orientation was murdered this week in the occupied

, in a case that has caused a stir after images of his decapitated body spread on social networks.

Ahmad Abu Murkhiyeh,

25,

in the past and resided in a shelter for members of the LGBTI+ community in Israel, where he had a humanitarian residence permit while waiting to obtain asylum in a third country, according to local media.

His body was found in the West Bank city of

After that, the Palestinian Police and the Palestinian Attorney General's Office announced the opening of an investigation.

A suspect was also arrested, although the motive for the murder has not been specified for now.

The young man's closest circle is

a condition that is still considered taboo for a large part of the Palestinian population.

In fact, there are

who in recent years have escaped from the West Bank when their sexual orientation was known and sought shelter in Israel, which is more favorable to the LGTBI+ community.

However, many remain in legal limbo in the Jewish state, without residence permits and irregularly, making their situation highly vulnerable.

Abu Marhia was waiting to receive international protection from Canada to be transferred to this country, a process that began a long time ago and that he hoped to complete in the coming months.

"Ahmad, who stayed in an Israeli shelter because of his sexuality, was murdered by a twisted killer," said Arab-Israeli

of

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