GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The autopsy of a disabled Palestinian protester killed in December showed Israeli fire was responsible for his death, a Hamas-affiliated commission in Gaza says.
Emad al-Baz, from the organization which the Hamas terror group tasks with gathering evidence about alleged Israeli crimes, tells a news conference that multiple tests had been conducted on the body, including X-ray scans.
“The autopsy revealed the bullet entered above his left eye and stayed in his head.”
Palestinian demonstrator Ibrahim Abu Thurayeh waves a Palestinian flag during clashes with Israeli soldiers near the border fence east of Gaza City, May 19, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Abed/File)
El-Baz says the autopsy indicated the bullet was fired from some 30 meters (32 yards) away, the distance between protesters and the Israeli army.
Ibrahim Abu Thurayeh died on December 15, during protests and clashes along the Israel-Gaza border against US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
His family says he had lost his legs in an Israeli strike a decade earlier.
Israel’s military said earlier this month that it was opening an investigation into the death of the 29-year-old, after previously saying it had not been able to determine how Abu Thurayeh was killed.
— AFP
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