Israel arrests slain reporter Shireen Abu Akleh’s coffin bearer

The Israeli occupation forces arrested the Palestinian Omar Abu Khdeir, who was a protector of the coffin of the Al-Jazeera correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh, during the occupation police’s assault on the funeral in front of the French Hospital in occupied Jerusalem.
This came during a campaign of arrests launched by the occupation forces on Monday in the city of Jerusalem, especially in and around Beit Hanina, following the funeral of the martyr Walid al-Sharif.
Also Read Shireen Abu Akleh: Story of journalist slain by Israeli forces The Israeli forces raided the house of Omar Abu Khdeir in the town of Shuafat, north of Jerusalem on Monday, and arrested him and took him to the interrogation rooms in the notorious Al-Maskobiya prison.  عاجل الاحتلال يعتقل عمرو أبو خضير حامل النعش في هذا الفيديو صاحب القميص الرمادي https://t.co/BEeifJ3t3h — عبدالعزيز مجاهد|Abdulaziz Mujahed (@elmogahed02) May 17, 2022 As per the media reports, Khaldoun Najm, Abu Khdeir’s lawyer, said that his client was arrested on Monday without disclosing the charges against him and based on information from the Israeli internal security services.
Meanwhile, a police official said any connection to the funeral would be considered a “cheap plot”. Abu Khdeir’s detention was extended until Sunday, according to police and Najm.
تغطية صحفية : “سلطات الاحتلال تمدد اعتقال الشاب المقدسي عمرو أبو خضير حتى الأحد المقبل” pic.twitter.com/4zbrKQgRbl — AlQastal القسطل (@AlQastalps) May 17, 2022 Last Friday, May 13 , thousands of Palestinians participated in the funeral of Abu Akleh, who was shot dead by the occupation, while she was preparing to cover the Israeli forces’ storming of Jenin camp last Wednesday, May 11, even though she was wearing a bullet-proof vest with the press logo and a protective helmet.