A Palestinian youth died of his wounds overnight and was buried Saturday in this village near Jerusalem, raising the toll of dead in Israeli-Palestinian clashes in the past five weeks to 179.
Rami Ahmad Abdel Fatah Mutaoia, 15, was wounded in clashes with Israelis Friday and died in Ramallah government hospital, sources there said.
Mutaoia and Mahmud Abdel Jawad al-Said, 19, who died in the clashes in Hizma Friday were buried in the village cemetery Saturday afternoon.
Their bodies were carried from Ramallah government hospital to a mosque in the town where family members and local leaders delivered passionate eulogies -- HIZMA, West Bank (AFP)
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