- Title: Palestinians bury police officer killed by Israeli gunfire
- Date: 7th February 2020
- Summary: AZZUN, WEST BANK (FEBRUARY 7, 2020) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PALESTINIANS CARRYING BODY IN FUNERAL PROCESSION OF OFFICER TAREQ BADWAN KILLED BY ISRAELI FORCES JOURNALISTS TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF BODY OF KILLED PALESTINIAN OFFICER PALESTINIAN MEN WALKING IN FUNERAL PROCESSION VARIOUS OF PALESTINIANS WALKING IN FUNERAL PROCESSION VARIOUS OF PALESTINIAN POLICE OFFICERS RECEIVING CONDOLENCES AT FUNERAL PALESTINIAN POLICE VEHICLES DRIVING BY PALESTINIAN MEN STANDING AT FUNERAL
- Embargoed: 21st February 2020 11:50
- Keywords: Donald Trump's peace plan Gaza Israel Jerusalem Middle East tensions Palestinian Police officer West Bank killed
- Location: AZZUN, WEST BANK
- City: AZZUN, WEST BANK
- Country: Palestinian Territories
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA001BZM5OAV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES
Dozens of Palestinians walked in a funeral procession on Friday (February 7) for Palestinian police officer Tareq Badawan, who was killed by what authorities said was Israeli gunfire in the West Bank City of Jenin on Thursday.
Israeli officials did not comment, and Israeli media reported he was shot by troops by mistake.
At least two Palestinians were killed in the occupied West Bank and 16 Israelis were hurt on Thursday in a surge of violence that erupted amid strong Palestinian anger at a U.S. peace plan.
In Jerusalem, an Arab citizen of Israel was killed after he shot and slightly wounded an Israeli paramilitary border policeman at an entrance to the walled Old City, Israeli authorities said, calling the attack politically motivated.
Long-simmering Palestinian unrest has been stoked anew by anger at U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, which was embraced by Israel and rejected by the Palestinians when it was announced last week.
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