Shot dead in a school uniform

Mourners carry the body of 13-year-old Abdulrahman Shadi Obeidallah during his funeral in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on 6 October.

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Budour Youssef Hassan The Electronic Intifada Bethlehem 6 October 2015

It is not unusual to see youth from the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem fight with the Israeli forces of occupation. But the clashes which followed Israel’s slaying of 13-year-old Abdulrahman Shadi Obeidallah — or Abdo, as he was affectionately known — were among the fiercest that residents have seen in recent years.

Shot Dead in a School Uniform by Thavam Ratna