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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Nimer Abu Amar, 15, named as slain contractor
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Israeli youth killed in the cross-border incident is named as Nimer Abu Amar, 15, from Lakiya in southern Israel.
Israeli killed in Egyptian border shooting was reportedly Nimer Abu Amar, a 15-year-old from Lakiya in southern Israel.
— Judah Ari Gross (@JudahAriGross) October 25, 2016
The incident is reminiscent of an attack from Syria on the Israeli Golan Heights in June 2014 that killed 15-year-old Mohammed Karkara, who was escorting his father, a civilian contractor, to work maintaining the border fence.
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