The body of a Palestinian attacker has been buried in Jerusalem after Israel returned his remains, the first such burial since the country’s top court recommended returning bodies of assailants.
The funeral took place in the early hours of Monday near the Old City of East Jerusalem under strict conditions imposed by Israeli authorities, a lawyer for the family, Mohammed Mahmoud, says.
Only 30 family members were allowed to attend and no mobile phones were permitted during the ceremony.
People watch behind a police line as Israeli police officers work at the site of an attempted stabbing attack outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, November 10, 2015. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
The family gave a deposit of 20,000 shekels ($5,200/4,600 euros) to Israeli authorities as a guarantee the funeral conditions would be met, Mahmoud adds.
Mohammed Nimr, a 37-year-old father of three, was shot dead after trying to stab security guards near the Damascus Gate entrance to the Old City on November 10.
Israeli authorities had held his body since the attack.
— AFP
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