APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Ramallah- 05 June 2019. Family of Palestinian Hamdi Naasan, who was killed by Israeli settlers, visit his grave during Eid al-Fitr holiday, celebrating the end of holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the al-Mughair village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah
STORYLINE - A Palestinian father of four was fatally shot on Saturday as Israeli settlers, protected by soldiers, stormed the village of al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
Hamdi Talib Saadeh Naasan, 38, a former prisoner, was taken to hospital in critical condition where he died of his injuries.
The settlers entered the village Saturday afternoon “and rioted on the streets while opening fire at several houses,” according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.
Palestinians gathered to resist the settler and army incursion with stones and empty bottles.
In response, “the settlers immediately and randomly fired a barrage of bullets,” wounding Naasan “with a bullet that entered his lower back, hit the lungs and then exited from the chest,” PCHR stated.
“Following that, the Israeli forces moved into the village to provide protection for settlers and opened fire at the Palestinian protesters,” PCHR added.
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Muslim's holy fasting month of Ramadan when faithfuls abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual activities from dawn to dusk
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