The Israeli authorities on Monday handed over the body of the Palestinian martyr Qasem al-Abbasi to his family in Occupied Jerusalem.
Quds Press said that al-Abbasi is set to be taken to his hometown Silwan and buried in Bab al-Rahma cemetery.
The news agency said that the Israeli police closed many roads in Ras al-Amud neighborhood and Silwan and summoned reinforcements around the cemetery.
In the presence of the Palestinian Ministry of Heath representative Dr. Ashraf al-Qadi an autopsy conducted on the body of al-Abbasi at Abu Kabir Forensic Institute showed that he died of a bullet to the back that penetrated his lungs and aorta.
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday opened fire at a Palestinian vehicle at Beit El checkpoint northeast of Ramallah killing al-Abbasi and injuring another Palestinian.
Al-Abbasi’s family following the incident released a statement saying that their son was murdered demanded a full investigation into the shooting and called for an autopsy to be carried out.
