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18-year-old Palestinian shot dead by Israelis near al-Khalil

Tuesday, 15 March 2016 1:04 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 15 March 2016 2:29 AM ]

Palestinian mourners carry the body of Yousif Walid Tarayra in the town of Bani Na'im after he was shot dead by Israeli regime forces. (Ma’an)

A Palestinian teenager has been shot dead by the Israeli regime forces near the occupied southern West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron) after his alleged involvement in an attempted vehicular attack.

Following the Monday killing of the 18-year-old, identified as Yousif Walid Tarayra, a “military funeral” procession was held later in the day in the town of Bani Na'im east of al-Khalil by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the Ma’an news agency reported.

According to the report, PA military vehicles paraded from the al-Ahli hospital to the Ras al-Jurah neighborhood, from where Tarayra's body was then transported to his hometown of Bani Na'im.

Mourners carrying Tarayra’s body marched to the local cemetery for his burial after performing prayers at the town’s main mosque.

Funeral participants also shouted slogans in support of the continued popular resistance against Israel's crimes against Palestinians.

The teenager was gunned down shortly after two other Palestinian youths were shot and killed following an incident in which they allegedly opened fire on Israeli soldiers waiting at a bus stop near the settlement of Kiryat Arba on the outskirts of al-Khalil.

The two victims were identified as Qasem Farid Jaber and Ameer Fuad al-Junaidi.

Hours after the attacks, the report said, Israeli troops raided the homes of Jaber and Junaidi. The regime forces also shut down the main entry gate to Bani Na'im for a brief period.

Nearly 200 Palestinians, including children and women, have lost their lives at the hands of Israeli regime forces in the new spate of violence since the beginning of last October.

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