Hundreds Join Funeral for Palestinian Attacker in Jerusalem Stabbing

Hundreds came out for the funeral of 19-year-old Muhannad Halabi, who was shot dead after stabbing four people in Jerusalem last week, on Friday, October 9. Halabi killed two men in his attack and injured a woman and her son. According to Palestinian reports, his body was released to Palestinian authorities on Thursday evening before the funeral in his hometown of Al Bireh, north of Ramallah, the following day.

On Friday, renewed clashes were reported near the Beit El settlement north of Ramallah, where over a thousand people had come out to protest. A local photographer was cited by Al Jazeera, reporting that at least two people were injured by Israeli forces using live ammunition. Credit: YouTube/shasha.ps