Pictures: The occupation forces attack the funeral of later Jamilah Al-A’war with sound grenades
Occupation forces attacked on Wednesday night the funeral of 89-year old Jamilah Ibrahim Asi Al-A’war as soon as it reached Al-Rahmeh Gate Cemetery adjacent to the eastern wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque where the deceased would be buried after praying to her soul in Ein Al-Lozeh Mosque in Silwan.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center explained that the soldiers surrounded the cemetery upon the arrival of the funeral. When the deceased was to be buried, one soldier verbally insulted the participants and then assaulted them with the help of other soldiers with sound grenades and batons. The soldiers evacuated the participants from the cemetery by force and claimed that the land is confiscated and burial is prohibited.
The center added that the soldiers closed the gate of the cemetery when the body of the deceased along with some family members were still inside while dozens of people participating in the funeral were in the street.
Nearly half an hour after the assault, the occupation authorities allowed them to bury the deceased after the officer in charge made sure the area is not confiscated and burial is allowed.
The center pointed out that the soldiers attacked the participants in the funeral of Jamal Mohammad Abbasi two weeks ago in the cemetery of Al-Rahmeh Gate and injured dozens with bruises and suffocation.
Jamilah Al-A’war is the wife of later Daoud Qaraeen who was a resident of the neighborhood of Ein Al-Lozeh in Silwan.
