Palestinian rioting with Israeli troops in West Bank leaves demonstrator dead
Imam identified as Atef Youssef Hanaisheh, 45, was shot during the protest
An imam was shot dead by Israeli troops during clashes Friday with Palestinian rioters in the West Bank, the Palestinian media reported.
The riots erupted during a march by Palestinians around Beit Dajan, near Nablus, by protesters of what they called land confiscations by Israel — a reference to a nearby settlement that according to Haaretz was built without a permit.
The imam was identified as Atef Youssef Hanaisheh, 45, Maan news reported. He was wearing a Palestinian flag around his shoulders when he died, and other protesters posed for pictures afterward with the bloodied flag.
One of the protest organisers, Nasser Abu al-Jish, told Haaretz that Hanaisheh was an imam at one of the community’s mosques.
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