Photos: Death of Palestinian prisoner triggers clashes in West Bank
April 2, 2013
Palestinian protesters take cover during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron April 2, 2013, following the death from cancer of Palestinian prison inmate Maysara Abu Hamdeya at an Israeli hospital. Hamdeya's death threatened to raise tensions in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Palestinians have held several protests in recent weeks in support of prisoners. A Prisons Service spokeswoman said Abu Hamdeya died in a hospital in southern Israel on Tuesday before an early release process, begun last week after doctors diagnosed his cancer as terminal, could be completed. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel had ignored long-standing pleas to free Abu Hamdeya, 64, sentenced to life in prison in 2002 for recruiting a bomber who planted explosives in a Jerusalem cafe. The bomb did not detonate. REUTERS/Ammar Awad ( PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/PRISONER )
Israeli border policemen scuffle with Palestinian medics (C and R) during clashes at a protest, held without a police permit, outside Jerusalem's Old City April 2, 2013. The protest took place following the death of Maysara Abu Hamdeya, a Palestinian inmate who died from cancer in an Israeli hospital on Tuesday. Hamdeya's death also threatened to raise tensions in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Palestinians, who view jailed brethren as heroes in a fight for statehood, have held several protests in recent weeks in support of prisoners. REUTERS/Muammar Awad ( PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/PRISONER )
Israeli border policemen detain a Palestinian demonstrator during clashes at a protest, held without a police permit, outside Jerusalem's Old City April 2, 2013. The protest took place following the death of Maysara Abu Hamdeya, a Palestinian inmate who died from cancer in an Israeli hospital on Tuesday. Hamdeya's death also threatened to raise tensions in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Palestinians, who view jailed brethren as heroes in a fight for statehood, have held several protests in recent weeks in support of prisoners. REUTERS/Muammar Awad ( PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/PRISONER )
A Palestinian aims a sling shot at Israeli soldiers after the death of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh in Israeli jail in the West Bank city of Hebron, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Abu Hamdiyeh, 64, who was serving a life sentence for his role in a foiled attempt to bomb a busy cafe in Jerusalem in 2002, died Tuesday of cancer in an Israeli jail. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
Palestinian protesters throw stones near a burning tyre during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron, after Maysara Abu Hamdeya, a Palestinian inmate died from cancer in an Israeli hospital on Tuesday April 2, 2013. Hamdeya's death threatened to raise tensions in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Palestinians, who view jailed brethren as heroes in a fight for statehood, have held several protests in recent weeks in support of prisoners. REUTERS/Ammar Awad ( PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/PRISONER )
Israeli Border Police take position during clashes in Jerusalem's Old City, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Clashes erupted during a protest in support of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, 64, who was serving a life sentence for his role in a foiled attempt to bomb a busy cafe in Jerusalem in 2002, and died Tuesday of cancer in an Israeli jail. Tensions are high in Israeli lockups where thousands of Palestinian security prisoners are being held. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
A Palestinian woman holds a portrait of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh during a rally in Gaza City, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Abu Hamdiyeh, 64, who was serving a life sentence for his role in a foiled attempt to bomb a busy cafe in Jerusalem in 2002, died Tuesday of cancer in an Israeli jail. Tensions are high in Israeli lockups where thousands of Palestinian security prisoners are being held. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
Israeli border policemen remove a Palestinian medic during clashes at a protest, held without a police permit, outside Jerusalem's Old City April 2, 2013. The protest took place following the death of Maysara Abu Hamdeya, a Palestinian inmate who died from cancer in an Israeli hospital on Tuesday. Hamdeya's death also threatened to raise tensions in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Palestinians, who view jailed brethren as heroes in a fight for statehood, have held several protests in recent weeks in support of prisoners. REUTERS/Muammar Awad ( PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/PRISONER )
Israeli Border Police arrest a Palestinian man during clashes in Jerusalem's Old City, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Clashes erupted during a protest in support of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, 64, who was serving a life sentence for his role in a foiled attempt to bomb a busy cafe in Jerusalem in 2002, and died Tuesday of cancer in an Israeli jail. Tensions are high in Israeli lockups where thousands of Palestinian security prisoners are being held. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas prays for Maysara Abu Hamdeya, a Palestinian inmate who died from cancer in an Israeli hospital on Tuesday, during a Fatah Central Committee meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah April 2, 2013. Hamdeya's death threatened to raise tensions in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Palestinians, who view jailed brethren as heroes in a fight for statehood, have held several protests in recent weeks in support of prisoners. REUTERS/Mohamed Torokman ( PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/PRISONER )
Hamas militants hold a mock coffin of Maysara Abu Hamdeya before a protest in the northern Gaza Strip April 2, 2013. Israeli prison guards fired tear gas to quell disturbances by Palestinian inmates on Tuesday after a prisoner serving a life sentence over an attempt to bomb an Israeli cafe died of cancer. Maysara Abu Hamdeya's death threatened to raise tensions in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Palestinians, who view jailed brethren as heroes in a fight for statehood, have held several protests in recent weeks in support of prisoners. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem ( PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/PRISONER )
A Hamas militant holds a poster of Maysara Abu Hamdeya before a protest in the northern Gaza Strip April 2, 2013. Israeli prison guards fired tear gas to quell disturbances by Palestinian inmates on Tuesday after a prisoner serving a life sentence over an attempt to bomb an Israeli cafe died of cancer. Maysara Abu Hamdeya's death threatened to raise tensions in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Palestinians, who view jailed brethren as heroes in a fight for statehood, have held several protests in recent weeks in support of prisoners. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem ( PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/PRISONER )
Izzedine Al-Qassam Brigades militants carry a mock coffin of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh in Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Abu Hamdiyeh, 64, who was serving a life sentence for his role in a foiled attempt to bomb a busy cafe in Jerusalem in 2002, died Tuesday of cancer in an Israeli jail. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )
Hamas militants stand next to a mock coffin of Maysara Abu Hamdeya before a protest in the northern Gaza Strip April 2, 2013. Israeli prison guards fired tear gas to quell disturbances by Palestinian inmates on Tuesday after a prisoner serving a life sentence over an attempt to bomb an Israeli cafe died of cancer. Maysara Abu Hamdeya's death threatened to raise tensions in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Palestinians, who view jailed brethren as heroes in a fight for statehood, have held several protests in recent weeks in support of prisoners. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem ( PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/PRISONER )
Hamas militants stand for prayer before a protest in the northern Gaza Strip April 2, 2013. Israeli prison guards fired tear gas to quell disturbances by Palestinian inmates on Tuesday after a prisoner serving a life sentence over an attempt to bomb an Israeli cafe died of cancer. Maysara Abu Hamdeya's death threatened to raise tensions in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Palestinians, who view jailed brethren as heroes in a fight for statehood, have held several protests in recent weeks in support of prisoners. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem ( PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/PRISONER )
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