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Emma Graham-Harrison in Jericho

Palestinian town of Jericho names street after US soldier who set himself on fire

Sign for Aaron Bushnell Street in Jericho
Sign for Aaron Bushnell Street in Jericho. Photograph: Emma Graham-Harrison/The Observer

The Palestinian town of Jericho has named a street after Aaron Bushnell, the US air force member who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington to protest against the war in Gaza.

The 25-year-old, who died on 25 February, “sacrificed everything” for Palestinians, said the mayor of Jericho, Abdul Karim Sidr, as the street sign was unveiled on Sunday.

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