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Palestinian woman dies in West Bank after being shoved by Israeli soldiers
A Palestinian woman died on Sunday after being shoved to the ground by Israeli soldiers who raided her village in the West Bank, witnesses and a medical official said.
- Agencies
- Published: 10:49 September 21, 2008
Occupied Jerusalem: A Palestinian woman died on Sunday after being shoved to the ground by Israeli soldiers who raided her village in the West Bank, witnesses and a medical official said.
Mariam Ayyad, aged around 60, was pushed to the ground as she tried to block the path of troops who came to Abu Dis overnight to detain students lodging in a property she owned.
"She went outside in order to prevent them arresting someone from her house," one of the students said. "They knocked her down and there was blood on her head."
The Israeli military said an operation was underway in region, but did not comment on the death.
"The claims about the woman are being checked. Indications are that she did not die as a result of physical contact with our forces," the military spokeswoman said.
A doctor in the area said Ayyad succumbed to her injuries from the shove.
"The cause of death was being pushed to the ground and being struck in the head."
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