Palestinian women on hunger strike demand Israel return body of activist killed in West Bank settler clash
Summary
Nearly two dozen Bedouin women in the West Bank are on a hunger strike. They want Israeli authorities to return the body of a community leader who died in a clash with a settler. The Israeli authorities have set conditions for returning the body, which the women consider unfair.Key Facts
- Bedouin women in Umm al-Khair are on a hunger strike for the return of a local leader's body.
- Awdah Al Hathaleen was reportedly shot by a settler during a confrontation.
- Israeli authorities will return the body only if certain conditions are met.
- The women want the body returned for a proper funeral without conditions.
- The hunger strike is a rare public protest by Bedouin women.
- The settler involved, Yinon Levi, was briefly arrested but released.
- The area, known as Masafer Yatta, features in a documentary on settler violence.
- Four Palestinians have been killed by settlers this year according to the UN.
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