Family of slain Bedouin man say police DNA claims are ‘false and slanderous’

By AFP 2 April 2023, 9:23 pm

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Mourners at the funeral of Mohammed Elasibi, who was shot dead in Jerusalem's Old City after allegedly stealing an officer's weapon, in the southern town of Hura, April 2, 2023. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

The family of Mohammed Elasibi — who was shot dead by police in Jerusalem late Friday — rejects police claims that DNA evidence proves the medical student was attempting a terror attack.

“We reject the police’s story, which is false and slanderous,” says one of his sisters, who requested anonymity due to fear of retaliation.

As hundreds gathered at his funeral in the southern Bedouin town of Hura, Elasibi’s sister describes her brother as a “polite and well-mannered person who loved helping others and [had] a peaceful personality.”