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Hundreds Attend Funeral of Palestinian Student Killed by IDF Soldier

HeadlineSep 24, 2015

In the West Bank, hundreds of people have gathered for the funeral of Palestinian student Hadeel al-Hashlamun, who was killed by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the city of Hebron Tuesday. The Israeli military claims the 19-year-old student had attempted to stab a soldier. But eyewitnesses say the soldiers had demanded to see the student’s bag, but she had not understood Hebrew and had been unable to heed their directions.

Fawaz Abu Aisheh: “The number of soldiers became six, aiming their weapons at her and screaming at her. I told them, 'Give me a minute to speak to her,' but they refused, and one of the soldiers sniped and shot her left leg, so she fell on the ground. Then he shot her right leg. Then, seconds later, he fired four bullets at her.”

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