Palestinians bury teen killed trying to stab soldiers
Ali Sa’id Abu Ghanem, 16, attacked soldiers at a checkpoint with a butcher knife
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Illustrative photo of Israeli cars driving through a checkpoint on Route 443 in the West Bank (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
Ali Sa’id Abu Ghanem, a 16-year-old Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem who was killed attempting to stab soldiers at a checkpoint on Saturday, was buried last night, Israel Radio reported.
Abu Ghanem had tried to stab a Border Police officer with a butcher knife at the A-Zayyim checkpoint on the Jerusalem-Ma’ale Adumim road on Saturday. Soldiers fired warning shots into the air and then fired to “neutralize” him, a police spokeswoman said. According to army officials, he had been carrying two knives.
He was buried in the Jerusalem neighborhood of A-Tur, where he lived.
Approximately 200 people attended his funeral. Some of those present wore masks and fired shots into the air.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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