HEBRON,
April 4, 2013 (WAFA) – The funeral of Prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya started on
Thursday in Hebron in a large military procession attended by thousands of
Palestinians.
The body of
Abu Hamdiya, wrapped in the Palestine flag and the traditional headscarf
Kufiya, was taken in a national security vehicle to a mosque to be prayed on
then to the Martyrs Cemetery, where he will be buried.
Shops in
Hebron closed their doors in a general strike over the death of Abu Hamdiya,
who died of cancer while in Israeli detention due to medical negligence.
M.H./F.R.
