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Tue 13 Jun 2023 6:24 pm - Jerusalem Time

Ibri website: Closing the investigation into the circumstances of the death of the elderly Omar Asaad

The Hebrew website Ynet revealed, this evening, Tuesday, that the Israeli Military Prosecution decided to close the investigation file against the officers and soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Brigade, which includes Haredi soldiers, in the file of the elderly martyr Omar Asaad (79 years), who died after being detained in a construction site with a group of Of the citizens in January 2022, in the village of Jaljilia, north of Ramallah.


According to the Hebrew website, the Public Prosecution was content with disciplinary measures against 4 officers who served in the battalion and were field officials responsible for the incident at the time, after being interrogated by the military police.


At that time, the commander was reprimanded from the unit and two officers were removed from their posts.


The Israeli army claimed that the family of the martyr did not receive any medical report about the circumstances of his death, and did not cooperate with the investigation, claiming that this proves that he died as a result of a heart attack.


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Ibri website: Closing the investigation into the circumstances of the death of the elderly Omar Asaad