- Title: Clashes erupt after funeral for Palestinian killed in West Bank protests
- Date: 30th July 2021
- Summary: BEIT UMMAR, WEST BANK (JULY 30, 2021) (REUTERS) PALESTINIANS CARRYING BODY OF MAN SHOT BY ISRAELI ARMY DURING CLASHES AND MARCH STREETS DURING FUNERAL PROCESSION VARIOUS OF HUNDREDS OF PALESTINIANS MARCHING AND CHANTING SLOGANS DURING FUNERAL BODY COVERED WITH PALESTINIAN FLAG BEING CARRIED PALESTINIANS HURLING STONES TOWARD ISRAELI ARMY VEHICLES ARMY VEHICLES ISRAELI SOLDIERS FIRING TOWARD PROTESTERS PALESTINIANS HURLING STONES VEHICLES OF ISRAELI ARMY BEING HIT BY ROCKS WHILE DRIVING TOWARDS PROTESTERS SOLDIER FIRING TOWARD PROTESTERS FROM INSIDE VEHICLE VARIOUS OF ISRAELI ARMY DISPERSING PROTESTERS, FIRING STUN GRENADES AND TEAR GAS
- Embargoed: 13th August 2021 13:16
- Keywords: Israel Palestinians funeral
- Location: BEIT UMMAR, WEST BANK
- City: BEIT UMMAR, WEST BANK
- Country: Palestinian Territories
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA001EO17I2V
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES
Hundreds of Palestinians on Friday (July 30) attended the funeral of a man killed by Israeli forces in clashes that erupted on Thursday during the funeral of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy shot dead by soldiers a day earlier, the Palestinian health ministry said.
Witnesses said hundreds of Palestinians hurled stones at Israeli forces during Friday's burial near the town of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli military said troops "responded with riot dispersal means, 22 calibre bullets and live fire into the air".
The Palestinian health ministry said Shawkat Awad, 20, was hit by the Israeli gunfire and died in hospital. They said another 12 protesters were wounded.
Clashes between Israeli army and Palestinians hurling stones erupted in the town again on Friday (July 30) after funeral procession.
The West Bank is among territories where Palestinians seek statehood. Violence has simmered there since U.S.-sponsored talks between the Palestinians and Israel broke down in 2014.
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