Hundreds of Palestinians gathered across Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank to mourn the anniversary of the death of a boy killed during protests a year earlier. Fifteen-year-old Saleh al-Amarin from Azza camp died Jan. 23, 2013 after being shot in the head during clashes with Israeli forces days before. Around noon Jan. 18, 2013, Saleh attended a protest at the nearby Aida refugee camp. As tensions grew, he and his friends threw stones toward the Israeli separation wall, while soldiers fired tear-gas canisters back at the boys. Then the protest came to an abrupt end. Saleh was hit in the head with a live bullet. His friends and the Palestinian Red Crescent carried him to a nearby hospital, and he died five days later. A year later, locals held memorial services and military parades in Salehs honor.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 02:08:17 +0000
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