APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Hebron - 30 July 2021. Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinian Shawkat Khalid Awad, 20, in the village of Beit Ummar, north of the West Bank City of Hebron, who was killed by Israeli army gunfire previous day, after clashes broke out at the funeral of a Palestinian boy, officials said.
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Hebron - 30 July 2021. Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinian Shawkat Khalid Awad, 20, in the village of Beit Ummar, north of the West Bank City of Hebron, who was killed by Israeli army gunfire previous day, after clashes broke out at the funeral of a Palestinian boy, officials said. STORYLINE: A 20-year-old Palestinian who was shot by Israeli soldiers in Beit Ummar town in the south of the West Bank and critically wounded has died of his wounds, said the Ministry of Health. Shawkat Khaled Awad is the second Beit Ummar resident to be shot and killed by Israeli soldiers in 24 hours. The first was 11-year-old Mohammad Allamy who was shot and killed yesterday while he was in his father's car. Awad was shot in the head and stomach, said the Ministry of Health, and was critical in hospital where he was pronounced dead hours later. Fierce clashes broke out in Beit Ummar following the funeral of Allamy. Soldiers opened fire at the stone-throwing youths, injuring at least 12 people with live bullets, according to the Red Crescent, including Awad who later died of his wounds. Footage by / APAwire
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