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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinians Mourn Boy Who Died ‘of Fear’ of Israeli Troops

30 September 2022, Palestinian Territories, Bethlehem: Burning tires block a road during a protest following the funeral of the 7 years old Rayan Suleiman. Rayan died after being chased by Israeli forces in Tequa town. (dpa)

A throng of men clutching the body of a 7-year-old Palestinian boy marched through a town in the occupied West Bank toward the child's final resting place on Friday, a day after his parents say he died from fear of Israeli soldiers.

Rayan Suleiman, with bright eyes and a backpack emblazoned with an animated race car, was walking home from school on Thursday when his family says he and his brothers were chased by Israeli soldiers. After the boys bolted home, the troops banged furiously on the door and threatened to arrest the children, their parents say. Just moments later, Rayan, the youngest of the three brothers, was dead.

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