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Israeli Soldiers Kill 20-Year-Old Palestinian at Funeral for Slain 12-Year-Old

HeadlineJul 30, 2021

In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man at a protest that took place during the funeral of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy killed by Israel just one day earlier. Twenty-year-old Shawkat Khalid Awad reportedly died from gunshot wounds to the head and the stomach. Israeli forces also fired tear gas, rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades at the mourners.

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