Palestinian dies weeks after being shot by Israeli forces in al-Duhiesha
Sept. 3, 2017 5:04 P.M. (Updated: Sept. 3, 2017 6:16 P.M.)
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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A 21-year-old Palestinian succumbed to critical injuries in an Israeli hospital on Sunday, weeks after he was shot by Israeli forces during a violent detention raid into al-Duheisha refugee camp in the southern occupied West Bank district of Bethlehem.
Raed al-Salhi was shot in the liver during a predawn military raid on Aug. 9. Another resident of the camp Aziz Arafeh was also shot in the leg.
The two injured young men were detained by Israeli forces and taken to Israel’s Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem. Arafeh has reportedly remained in a stable condition.
Head of the Palestinian Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs Issa Qaraqe told Ma’an on Sunday afternoon that al-Salhi succumbed to his wounds.
Shortly after the announcement of al-Salhi’s death, mourners launched a march in al-Duheisha, chanting condolences to his mother and calling for revenge for the killing.