Death of a Palestinian gas station attendant fuels conflict
The death of a Palestinian gas station attendant in Israeli custody last week is…
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The death of a Palestinian gas station attendant in Israeli custody last week is fuelling rising tensions in the West Bank, with talks of a possible uprising. Palestinians, citing an autopsy, claim Arafat Jaradat, 30, was tortured; Israelis say more testing is needed to determine the cause of his death.
Jaradat was given a hero’s funeral, with thousands of angry Palestinians surrounding his grave.