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18 Nov, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Update: Yesterday, an armed Israeli civilian shot 16-year-old Omar Ibrahim Ayoub Abu Assab at least six times, killing him, after Omar allegedly stabbed two Israeli paramilitary border police officers in occupied East Jerusalem.

Read the news alert: dci-palestine.org/armed_israeli_…
Omar’s body remains in Israeli custody and it has not been returned to his family.
Omar’s parents and older brother were detained from their home in East Jerusalem’s Issawiya neighborhood and questioned by Israeli police after the killing. They were only notified of Omar’s death after their interrogations.
The incident took place next to a Jewish seminary founded by the pro-settler Ateret Kohanim organization. The armed civilian who shot and killed Omar was identified in news media reports as the head of the yeshiva. jpost.com/breaking-news/…
There must be an independent and impartial investigation of this killing to ensure accountability. Where individuals allegedly carry out a violent criminal act, they should be apprehended in accordance with international law and afforded due process of law.

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