Ramallah: Thousands of Palestinians on Wednesday joined the funeral of Mahmoud Adel Fares Al Titi who was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers in Al Fawwar Refugee Camp in Hebron on Tuesday night.
Yatta Municipality in Hebron said that the 25-year-old was a prisoner in Israeli jails and was released recently. Al Titi was a supporter of the Palestinian Prisoner Movement and had taken part in activities planned in support of the inmates in Israeli jails.
The municipality said that an Israeli force raided Al Fawwar Refugee Camp where a group of Palestinian youth confronted them. The Israeli soldiers asked them to backup while one pointed his gun at the head of Al Titi, and fired. Al Titi was moved to Abu Al Hassan Hospital in Yatta, where he was pronounced dead.
Following his death, thousands of Hebron residents rushed to the camp and the town of Yatta where confrontations between the Palestinian youth and the Israeli military escalated. Eight Palestinians were hospitalised after they were hit by rubber bullets.
The Hebron Hospital said that two of the injured including Rami Al Karnaz, 25, and Mahmoud Al Shadafan suffered serious injuries and were referred to Hebron Public Hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military announced that a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the vehicle of a woman colonist and that those who threw it were residents of Al Fawwar Refugee Camp.
Several military vehicles raided the camp but were confronted by Palestinian stone throwers.
The Israeli military is claiming that the Israeli soldier fired on Al Titi because he believed he was in danger. The Israeli military launched an investigation in Al Titi’s killing.
The Palestinian Prisoner Club and Al Titi‘s family announced that they will sue the Israeli military for assassinating Al Titi, dismissing the Israeli claims about the throwing of a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli woman colonist. The club said that the Israeli military jeeps raided the camp for no clear reason and that they would have raided the camp in much bigger forces if a colonist had been attacked.
A senior official at the club told Gulf News that Al Titi was a central ingredient in the Prisoner Movement and that the Israeli forces raided the camp to assassinate him and that their target was achieved.
They warned that Al Titi’s blood will not be forgotten and forgiven, but the Israeli military will be officially accused of assassinating Al Titi.
