Thousands of Palestinians gathered at the funeral of a Palestinian government minister, who died shortly after an Israeli policeman grabbed him by the throat at a protest in the West Bank.
Ziad Avu Ein’s funeral was held on Thursday in Ramallah, with thousands attending a procession from the Palestinian presidential headquarter to a nearby cemetery.
The Palestinian chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, speaking to the BBC said the death was caused by “Israeli soldiers suffocating and beating up Ziad Abu Ein.”
Reuters quoted an unnamed Israeli official, saying the minister’s death was “brought on by stress. The stress may have been brought on by him being grabbed by the neck.”
The Israeli prime minister informed the Palestinian Authority that Israel would investigate the incident.
The UN secretary general, has called for an investigation into the death, whilst urging “all sides to exercise maximum restraint and avoid escalation.”
Senior Palestinian minister dies in clash with Israeli troops (10 Dec 2014)
Ziad Avu Ein’s funeral was held on Thursday in Ramallah, with thousands attending a procession from the Palestinian presidential headquarter to a nearby cemetery.
The Palestinian chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, speaking to the BBC said the death was caused by “Israeli soldiers suffocating and beating up Ziad Abu Ein.”
Reuters quoted an unnamed Israeli official, saying the minister’s death was “brought on by stress. The stress may have been brought on by him being grabbed by the neck.”
The Israeli prime minister informed the Palestinian Authority that Israel would investigate the incident.
The UN secretary general, has called for an investigation into the death, whilst urging “all sides to exercise maximum restraint and avoid escalation.”
Senior Palestinian minister dies in clash with Israeli troops (10 Dec 2014)