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Hebron clashes follow Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh funeral | |
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Palestinian protesters have clashed with Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Hebron following the funeral of a prisoner who died in an Israeli jail. | |
Soldiers used tear gas and rubber bullets - protesters threw stones. | |
The clashes began after thousands took to the streets to mourn the death of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, who died of cancer in an Israeli jail. | |
Palestinian officials have accused Israel of medical negligence - Israel says care was provided. | |
Abu Hamdiyeh was serving a life sentence for a failed bombing attack on a Jerusalem cafe in 2002. Palestinians say he should have been released on compassionate grounds and the death has sparked protests across the West Bank. | |
Thursday also saw the funerals of two Palestinian teenagers killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday during clashes between soldiers and youths. | |
Their bodies, wrapped in Palestinian flags, were carried through their hometown Anabta, where shops and schools remained closed in mourning. | |
The teenagers, named locally as Amer Nassar and his cousin, Naji Balbisy, were shot after Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinians who threw firebombs at a guard post in Tulkarem, in the northern West Bank. | The teenagers, named locally as Amer Nassar and his cousin, Naji Balbisy, were shot after Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinians who threw firebombs at a guard post in Tulkarem, in the northern West Bank. |
Israel's army said the incident was being investigated. | Israel's army said the incident was being investigated. |
Talks in jeopardy | Talks in jeopardy |
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the deaths jeopardised "US and international efforts to restart negotiations". | Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the deaths jeopardised "US and international efforts to restart negotiations". |
He also criticised Israel for continuing to use force to suppress what he described at peaceful protests. | |
Palestinian officials claim Israel did not provide the 64-year-old with adequate medical care and failed to release him after diagnosing that his illness was terminal. | Palestinian officials claim Israel did not provide the 64-year-old with adequate medical care and failed to release him after diagnosing that his illness was terminal. |
Israeli officials say the procedure to allow his release on medical grounds had begun. | |
On Wednesday, the Israeli health ministry released the results of a post-mortem examination on Abu Hamdiyeh. This found a cancerous growth in his throat and secondary cancerous growths in his neck, chest, lungs, liver, and spinal cord. | |
The head of the Palestinian Pathological Institute also participated in the examination, a spokesman said. | |
The rise in tension and violence comes days before US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to visit Jerusalem and Ramallah to try to press for a revival in negotiations that broke down in 2010. | The rise in tension and violence comes days before US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to visit Jerusalem and Ramallah to try to press for a revival in negotiations that broke down in 2010. |
The Israeli military said that several rockets were fired in Gaza early on Thursday. One crossed into Israel, causing no injuries. | The Israeli military said that several rockets were fired in Gaza early on Thursday. One crossed into Israel, causing no injuries. |