1000s hold funeral for Palestinian man killed by Israelis

Thousands of people have attended a funeral procession for a Palestinian man who was shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.

The mourners marched on Wednesday from the Ramallah governmental hospital to the house of Ahmed Riyad Abd al-Aziz Shehada in the city of Beitunia.

Shehada’s body was taken to a mosque in the Qalandiya refugee camp for funeral prayers and was later transported to the al-Shuhada (Martyrs) Cemetery.

Shehada, 36, was fatally shot on Tuesday after he allegedly rammed his vehicle into three Israeli troopers near the illegal Israeli settlement of Dolev northwest of Ramallah.

The Israelis were reportedly wounded, one gravely, in the incident, and were transported to a hospital in the occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem).

According to witnesses, Israel forces fired several rounds at Shehada and prevented Palestinian Red Crescent ambulances from accessing the scene to treat the victim.

Abu Malek, Shehada’s brother, denounced the “execution” of his brother, saying the Israeli troops could have detained him instead of killing him.