Israeli violence fails to suppress Palestinian protests for Jerusalem
Palestinian youths confront Israeli soldiers along the Gaza-Israel boundary east of Gaza City on 15 December.APA images
Maureen Clare Murphy-16 December 2017
Four Palestinians were killed in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip on Friday as Israel cracked down on protests against Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the country’s capital.
One of those killed, Muhammad Amin Aqel, 18, was accused by Israel of stabbing a soldier before he was shot and fatally wounded at Beit El checkpoint near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
There are multiple videos of the incident, as many journalists were in the area when Aqel was shot.
روحي فداءً للقدس والأقصى .. شاهد : لحظة مهاجمة الشهيد محمد عقل احد جنود الاحتلال وتنفيذه عملية الطعن على المدخل الشمالي لمدينة البيرة#انتفاضة_العاصمة#جمعة_الغضب pic.twitter.com/UdpXQ2jmEM— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) 15 December 2017
The above video shows Aqel running towards a group of soldiers, apparently making physical contact. He is shot and falls to the ground while running away from the soldiers and while several meters away from any of them.
The soldiers continue to fire on Aqel as he lies on the ground, far out of reach of any soldier.
Aqel is seen moving on the ground as Palestinian paramedics arrive. The soldiers continue to fire as paramedics attempt to approach Aqel, as slowed down footage of the same moments indicate:.
شاهد| لحظة اطلاق جنود الاحتلال النار على شاب فلسطيني عند مدخل البيرة pic.twitter.com/SFikl519Wa— موقع أمامة الإخباري (@omamahwest) 15 December 2017
