© Mondoweiss/Sheren KhalelThousands of mourners make their way to the burial site, thousands more observe from afar.
Five teenagers were on their way back from Ramallah city last Thursday evening, heading home to al-Jalazone refugee camp, when
Israeli forces opened fire at the teens on the main road that separates the camp from the nearby illegal Israeli settlement of Beit El.One teen, Mohammed Mahmoud Ibrahim Hatab, 17, was
shot dead by Israeli forces. Two others were
critically injured, eighteen-year-olds Jassem Muhammed Nakhla, and Mohammed Hatab (a cousin sharing the same name of the young man who was killed), while a fourth youth suffered
bullet wounds but is in stable condition, a medical source at the Ramallah government hospital told Mondoweiss. The driver, the oldest of the five at 19, suffered from
light shrapnel wounds.Beit El is an Israeli settlement that has gotten
direct support from Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner and from the new U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman.An Israeli army spokesperson said:
"Three suspects exited a vehicle adjacent to the community of Beit El, where suspects threw firebombs at the community. In response to the threat, Israeli forces in the area fired towards the suspects, and several hits were confirmed. The suspects then fled the scene."
Evidence of the scene directly contradicts the army's statement. The car the teens were driving was
riddled with bullet holes and the seats and floor of the car saturated with blood, indicating that forces shot at the teens when they were seated in the car, not standing on the side of the road. When asked about the discrepancy, the spokesperson could not comment.
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