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Hundreds bury boy killed in Gaza clash as conflicting reports surround his death
[IsraelTimes] Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", says 12-year-old was rubbed out by IDF troops; friend says he was hit by tear gas canister; AP reports army has evidence showing he was struck by rock thrown by protesterHundreds of Paleostinians attended the funeral Saturday of a 12-year-old boy killed on the Gazoo border, as conflicting reports emerged about the circumstances of his death. Israel’s military said its evidence shows the 12-year-old was hit by a rock thrown by protesters, and Gazoo rights groups reported he died after being struck "with a solid object," the AP reported. The Hamas-run Gazoo Health Ministry, by contrast, claimed Shady Abdel-al was killed by Israeli fire east of Jabalia in the northern part of the Strip. A front man said Saturday he died from head wounds, without elaborating. Mohammed, a 12 year-old friend also from Jabalia refugee camp, said he was with Abdel Aal when he was hit. "We were throwing stones at the fence," he told AFP. The friend said Shady had been hit by a tear gas canister fired by Israeli soldiers and collapsed instantly. Hundreds of family members and friends attended the boy’s funeral Saturday, with some calling for Dire Revenge. "God burn those that burned my heart and killed my son," said his mother Umm Shadi, who has eight other children. "What is my son guilty of? He is 12 years old," she added through tears. She said her son had been going to the protests in recent months but she had been opposed. "I banned him but he was going behind our backs," said the grieving mother. The ministry initially said he was 14 and a medical source had named him as Mustafa Abed Rabbo. "He used to go every Friday to the marches like thousands of other people. This Friday was his destiny to die as a martyr," the boy’s father, Abdel-Aziz Abdel-al, told Rooters. Protester Hashem Hassan told Rooters he witnessed the boy being shot: "He threw a few stones, which flew just a few yards. He posed no threat." Posted by: trailing wife 2018-09-16 |
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