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The body of Ahmad Salah, 24, is carried into a mosque in Shufat on Oct. 10, 2015, after being killed by Israeli forces the night before. (MaanImages)

Palestinians gather outside of a mosque in Shufat Refugee Camp on Oct. 10, 2015, awaiting a funeral procession for Ahmad Salah, 24, who was killed by Israeli forces the night before. (MaanImages)
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JERUSALEM (Ma'an) - Palestinian Ahmad Salah, 24, was shot dead in Shufat Refugee Camp in occupied East Jerusalem overnight Friday, after clashes broke out with Israeli forces near an Israeli checkpoint at the camp entrance.

A spokesman for the Fatah movement in Shufat, Thaer al-Fasfous, told Ma'an that "fierce clashes resumed overnight near the Shufat checkpoint, during which Israeli occupation forces fired live ammunition directly at the young men from close range."

Several young men were injured including two in serious condition, al-Fasfous said, adding that an injured young man was detained after Israeli paramedics gave him first aid.

Locals told Ma'an that Israeli forces prevented them from reaching Salah after he was shot.

The young man was "left on the ground and bleeding to death" before Israeli forces took his body, which was eventually taken to Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem, locals said.

Salah's body was delivered by Israeli authorities Saturday morning to his family in Shufat Refugee Camp.

The family mourned over his body before it was carried to a mosque for funeral prayers. Thousands of mourners have reportedly gathered outside the mosque to join the funeral procession.

Clashes were reported in other East Jerusalem neighborhoods overnight Friday, including Wadi al-Joz, the Hatta gate area in the Old City, and in al-Issawiya, where locals said a young man was shot in the head and currently in serious condition.

Israeli forces also detained a Palestinian woman from al-Issawiya while she was returning home after work Friday evening.

An Israeli police spokesperson did not immediately respond for comment on Friday night's clashes.
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from Haaretz' "Live Update"

2:03 A.M. A Palestinian gunman was shot by a force of Israeli Border Police officers in Shoafat. He was rushed to a local hospital with serious injuries. (Army Radio)

10:43 A.M. Clashes in East Jerusalem: A Palestinian who was seriously wounded in an exchange of fire with Israeli forces at the Shoafat refugee camp overnight has died of his wounds, hospital officials say.

The Jerusalem police department said that Palestinians hurled rocks, firebombs and explosives at border policemen at the refugee camp. During the riot, the 25-year-old man opened fire at the officers, who shot back at him. (Jack Khoury and Reuters)