West Bank & Jerusalem
Ramallah town buries teenager after five months in Israeli detention
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Hundreds of mourners in Sanjel, a town north of Ramallah, gathered Thursday afternoon to attend the funeral of Selim Sami Faqahaa, 17, according to Shehab Wire. The teenager had been held in Israeli custody for five months before his death. The funeral procession departed from Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, where preparations for the burial took place.
The circumstances of Faqahaa's death and the exact date of his release from detention remained unclear from available accounts. His funeral drew substantial crowds from the northern West Bank community.
