Disabled Palestinian activist Ibrahim Abu Thuraya, who was killed by Israeli forces on Friday in Gaza, has become the symbol of Palestinian anger and protests.
Thuraya, who lost his legs in an Israeli airstrike in 2008, was one of four Palestinians to die in clashes with Israeli security forces on Friday in Gaza and the West Bank. Palestinians were protesting against Donald Trump’s controversial announcement that the US will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Thuraya’s death came on the bloodiest day of the protests yet, which show no signs of abating. Hundreds attended Thuraya’s funeral on Saturday, as his body was carried on a stretcher through Gaza City, reported Haaretz.
A married father of three, Thuraya was a fisherman before he lost his legs. He made a living washing cars and despite his disability, was a regular at protests.
Photographs and video footage from Friday’s protest show that Thuraya and other protestors gathered at the eastern border fence. Abu Thuraya had been pushed to the fence in his wheelchair, before leaving the chair and attempting to crawl further forward, before he was shot dead.Disabled Palestinian activist Ibrahim Abu Thuraya, who was killed by Israeli forces on Friday in Gaza, has become the symbol of Palestinian anger and protests.
Thuraya, who lost his legs in an Israeli airstrike in 2008, was one of four Palestinians to die in clashes with Israeli security forces on Friday in Gaza and the West Bank. Palestinians were protesting against Donald Trump’s controversial announcement that the US will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Thuraya’s death came on the bloodiest day of the protests yet, which show no signs of abating. Hundreds attended Thuraya’s funeral on Saturday, as his body was carried on a stretcher through Gaza City, reported Haaretz.
A married father of three, Thuraya was a fisherman before he lost his legs. He made a living washing cars and despite his disability, was a regular at protests.
Photographs and video footage from Friday’s protest show that Thuraya and other protestors gathered at the eastern border fence. Abu Thuraya had been pushed to the fence in his wheelchair, before leaving the chair and attempting to crawl further forward, before he was shot dead.Disabled Palestinian activist Ibrahim Abu Thuraya, who was killed by Israeli forces on Friday in Gaza, has become the symbol of Palestinian anger and protests.
Thuraya, who lost his legs in an Israeli airstrike in 2008, was one of four Palestinians to die in clashes with Israeli security forces on Friday in Gaza and the West Bank. Palestinians were protesting against Donald Trump’s controversial announcement that the US will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Thuraya’s death came on the bloodiest day of the protests yet, which show no signs of abating. Hundreds attended Thuraya’s funeral on Saturday, as his body was carried on a stretcher through Gaza City, reported Haaretz.
A married father of three, Thuraya was a fisherman before he lost his legs. He made a living washing cars and despite his disability, was a regular at protests.
Photographs and video footage from Friday’s protest show that Thuraya and other protestors gathered at the eastern border fence. Abu Thuraya had been pushed to the fence in his wheelchair, before leaving the chair and attempting to crawl further forward, before he was shot dead.