Palestinian protester shot by Israeli army dies

A Palestinian teenager has died after being shot by Israeli soldiers at a protest over illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said on Saturday.

Seventeen-year-old Mohammed Munir al-Tamimi, who suffered gunshot wounds, died later in hospital, the Palestinian health ministry said, a day after the protests 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. The Israeli army said its soldiers had responded “with riot dispersal means” after Palestinians hurled rocks at them. Israel said two of its soldiers were “lightly injured” in the violence. Hundreds of Palestinians attended the teenager’s funeral in the occupied West Bank, reported Palestinian media.

#Watch | Palestinians in hundreds participated in the funeral of Mohammed Tamimi (17) who was shot and killed by an Israeli force that raided Nabi Saleh village predawn today. pic.twitter.com/ujnwD8xz9L

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) July 24, 2021