Israel Braces for Protests After Death of Palestinian Official
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iStock/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — Israel is bracing for a night of riots across the West Bank after the death of a high-ranking Palestinian official Wednesday at a West Bank protest.
The Israeli Army says it is investigating why Palestinian Cabinet Minister Zaid Abu Ein died at a hospital after fainting at a West Bank protest.
Palestinian eyewitnesses are blaming an Israeli soldier who they say struck Abu Ein in the chest with the butt of a rifle. Israeli journalists at the scene dispute this.
Some suspect Abu Ein, whose family says he was diabetic, may have had a heart attack.
Israel is sending a doctor to conduct a joint autopsy with the Palestinian pathologists and has called for a joint probe of the incident as well.
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