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2021-08-07 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
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Palestinian said killed by IDF live fire during clashes near illegal outpost
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[IsraelTimes] Emad Dweikat, 37, was reported shot during a protest against flashpoint Evyatar outpost near Nablus; despite gov’t-backed deal for settlers to leave site, area continues to seethe.
A Paleostinian was shot and killed during festivities with Israeli soldiers during a protest near the West Bank town of Beita, the Paleostinian Authority health ministry reported.
It said local resident Emad Ali Dweikat, 37, was killed during a weekly protest march against an illegal Israeli outpost, known as Evyatar, built on a hilltop overlooking Beita. Dweikat was rushed to a hospital in nearby Nablus but died shortly thereafter.
The Paleostinian Red Islamic Thingy said an additional 59 people were treated for injuries, including one hit by live fire and 20 with rubber bullets. The rest were from tear gas inhalation.
According to the Israeli military, Friday’s protests saw Paleostinians clash violent mostly peacefully with Israeli soldiers, throwing stones and rolling flaming tires at troops. No troops were reported hurt.
Beita has seethed since an illegal outpost, known as Evyatar, was constructed by national-religious Jewish settlers back in May. Paleostinians have regularly — and sometimes violent mostly peacefully — protested the settler presence, leading to seven Paleostinian deaths during festivities with Israeli forces.
In a bid to reduce tensions, the government backed a deal that saw the settlers leave the hilltop, but left open the possibility for Evyatar to become a legal settlement under Israeli law. The violent mostly peaceful festivities, however, have continued.
Dweikat was the seventh Paleostinian to die during festivities with Israeli soldiers while protesting the outpost, Paleostinian health officials said. He is the third since the deal went into effect in late June.
The Israeli army neither confirmed nor denied that Dweikat had been killed by Israeli fire. But soldiers had used live bullets against the violent mostly peaceful rioters, the army said.
"Around 700 rioters participated, hurling stones and rolling burning tires at Israeli soldiers and Border Police. The forces active at the scene responded with riot dispersal means and Ruger bullets," the Israeli military said.
The army considers the .22mm Ruger bullets to be less lethal than standard-issue 5.56mm slugs, meaning they can be used at West Bank demonstrations. But human rights
...which often include carefully measured allowances of freedom at the convenience of the state...
groups have condemned the use of Ruger fire for riot control, as the weapon can still kill.
Hisham Dweikat, a university professor and local Fatah leader, told The Times of Israel that the dear departed Emad had four daughters and a son who had been born two months ago. Emad was a construction worker who had been employed across Israel and the West Bank, Hisham said.
He will be missed wasn't missed. Not by the last shot
In videos from the scene, Paleostinians can be seen slinging stones at Israeli troops. But according to Hisham, Emad had been far away from the soldiers when he was struck by live bullets in his chest.
"He was participating in the march, but he was far away from the soldiers at the time of the shooting. He was standing next to the medics, and he wasn’t throwing stones or anything," said Hisham, who said he had witnessed Emad being shot. 
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