By KUNA,
Gaza : The Israeli police announced that it handed here late on Wednesday the corpse of a Palestinian to his family, who was shot in Jerusalem early this month.
An Israeli police spokesman said the corpse is that of Husam Dwairat, who was among those injured by a bulldozer driven by 3 Israelis July 1. He was shot dead by an Israeli security officer in a Jerusalem neighborhood after sustaining the initial injury.
Dwairat is from Soor Baher village in eastern Jerusalem, aged 31, and an unknown organization calling itself “Ahrar Aljaleel Brigades” claimed he was one of its militants.
According to the Israeli police spokesman, the handing over and burial ceremonies took place yesterday, attended by the victim’s family members.
The Israeli police prevented Dwairat’s family from organizing a funeral after he was killed, and rushed to stop the ceremonies at his house at Soor Baher village. The people were even banned from waving the Palestinian flag to mark a funeral procession.