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| Crowds flock to Jerusalem funeral for Palestinian teenager | Crowds flock to Jerusalem funeral for Palestinian teenager |
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| Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a murdered Palestinian teenager in East Jerusalem amid heightened tensions with Israel. | Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a murdered Palestinian teenager in East Jerusalem amid heightened tensions with Israel. |
| Mohammad Abu Khdair's family believe he was killed in revenge for the murders of three young Israelis in June, but police have yet to establish a motive. | Mohammad Abu Khdair's family believe he was killed in revenge for the murders of three young Israelis in June, but police have yet to establish a motive. |
| He was buried at a cemetery near the family's home in Shufat district. | He was buried at a cemetery near the family's home in Shufat district. |
| Hundreds of Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli police in East Jerusalem before and after the funeral. | Hundreds of Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli police in East Jerusalem before and after the funeral. |
| The funeral came as Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip continued to trade fire into each other's territory, though with less intensity than in recent days. | The funeral came as Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip continued to trade fire into each other's territory, though with less intensity than in recent days. |
| Earlier on Friday, a Hamas source was quoted as saying that the organisation was ready to halt its rocket and mortar attacks on southern Israel if the Israeli military ceased its air raids on the Palestinian territory, as part of a ceasefire deal brokered by Egyptian officials. | |
| However, another Hamas official, speaking to the BBC later on Friday, said an agreement had yet to be reached. | |
| An Israeli security official told the BBC: "The ball is in Hamas' court. We informed Hamas that calm will be answered with calm." | An Israeli security official told the BBC: "The ball is in Hamas' court. We informed Hamas that calm will be answered with calm." |
| Israeli officials handed the body of 16-year-old Mohammad Abu Khdair over to his family on Friday morning. | Israeli officials handed the body of 16-year-old Mohammad Abu Khdair over to his family on Friday morning. |
| It was said to be badly burnt following his abduction and murder, slowing the identification process and preventing the family from burying him on Thursday in line with Islamic tradition. | It was said to be badly burnt following his abduction and murder, slowing the identification process and preventing the family from burying him on Thursday in line with Islamic tradition. |
| Shrouded in a Palestinian flag, it was carried by mourners through the streets of East Jerusalem after the first Friday prayer services of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. | Shrouded in a Palestinian flag, it was carried by mourners through the streets of East Jerusalem after the first Friday prayer services of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. |
| At the scene: Kevin Connolly, BBC News, Jerusalem | At the scene: Kevin Connolly, BBC News, Jerusalem |
| In both communities in this deeply divided and sharply polarised city there was a widespread expectation that the funeral of Mohammad Abu Khdair would be a flashpoint between Palestinian protestors and the Israeli security forces. | In both communities in this deeply divided and sharply polarised city there was a widespread expectation that the funeral of Mohammad Abu Khdair would be a flashpoint between Palestinian protestors and the Israeli security forces. |
| So it proved. | So it proved. |
| Minutes after Friday prayers ended, the streets of districts like Shufat and Beit Hanina began to fill as worshippers poured out of the mosques. | Minutes after Friday prayers ended, the streets of districts like Shufat and Beit Hanina began to fill as worshippers poured out of the mosques. |
| Young men in masks could be seen striding purposefully towards the front through groups of slower-moving mourners. | Young men in masks could be seen striding purposefully towards the front through groups of slower-moving mourners. |
| Mohammad Abu Khdair's body was carried in open-topped coffin decorated with the Palestinian flag through cheering crowds. In the chants, he was described as a martyr. | Mohammad Abu Khdair's body was carried in open-topped coffin decorated with the Palestinian flag through cheering crowds. In the chants, he was described as a martyr. |
| The Israeli police have held back from the event in Shuafat, effectively setting up a cordon a short distance away to pen the protests into one area of Arab East Jerusalem. | The Israeli police have held back from the event in Shuafat, effectively setting up a cordon a short distance away to pen the protests into one area of Arab East Jerusalem. |
| The potential for further confrontation remains on a day of extraordinary tension here. | The potential for further confrontation remains on a day of extraordinary tension here. |
| A major Israeli security operation was launched in East Jerusalem after two previous days of clashes there between stone-throwing masked Palestinian youths and Israeli police. | A major Israeli security operation was launched in East Jerusalem after two previous days of clashes there between stone-throwing masked Palestinian youths and Israeli police. |
| Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said officers had clashed on Friday with hundreds of stone-throwing Palestinians in Ras al-Amud and Wadi Joz. | Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said officers had clashed on Friday with hundreds of stone-throwing Palestinians in Ras al-Amud and Wadi Joz. |
| Police officers had responded with stun grenades, he added. | Police officers had responded with stun grenades, he added. |
| There were no reports of injuries. | There were no reports of injuries. |
| Tit-for-tat? | Tit-for-tat? |
| Mohammad Abu Khdair was seen being forced into a car in Shufat, East Jerusalem, early on Wednesday and his body was later found in West Jerusalem. | Mohammad Abu Khdair was seen being forced into a car in Shufat, East Jerusalem, early on Wednesday and his body was later found in West Jerusalem. |
| It came after the bodies of the three Israeli seminary students were found near the city of Hebron on Monday, two-and-a-half weeks after they were abducted. Their funerals took place on Tuesday. | It came after the bodies of the three Israeli seminary students were found near the city of Hebron on Monday, two-and-a-half weeks after they were abducted. Their funerals took place on Tuesday. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed their deaths on Hamas and called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to abandon a reconciliation deal his Fatah movement had struck with the group. Hamas has denied any involvement in the murders. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed their deaths on Hamas and called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to abandon a reconciliation deal his Fatah movement had struck with the group. Hamas has denied any involvement in the murders. |
| Israel-Gaza tensions | Israel-Gaza tensions |
| Are you in the area? You can email details of your experiences and comments to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk using the title 'Funeral' | Are you in the area? You can email details of your experiences and comments to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk using the title 'Funeral' |