HEBRON, Palestinian Territories, April 4 AFP - The West Bank simmered with anger on Thursday as thousands mourned a prisoner who died in an Israeli jail and two teenagers shot dead in subsequent protests.
Furious crowds lined the streets of the southern city of Hebron as the cortege carrying the body of 63-year-old prisoner Maisara Abu Hamdiyeh passed by, on the way to a local mosque before being buried, an AFP correspondent said.
Abu Hamdiyeh, who had served 10 years of a life sentence for attempted murder, died of throat cancer on Tuesday in an Israeli hospital, with the Palestinian leadership blaming Israel for medical negligence.
As news of the prisoner's death spread, protests erupted in several places, quickly turning into clashes with the Israeli army, notably in Hebron, Abu Hamdiyeh's hometown.
Near the northern village of Anabta close to Tulkarem, the clashes turned deadly, with two teenagers shot dead overnight by troops, Israeli and Palestinian sources said.
Palestinian security officials said Amer Nasser, 17, was killed by a bullet to the head and Naji Balbisi, 19, was shot in the chest.
The Israeli military said troops had opened fire at "rioters who hurled petrol bombs" at a military post.
In Anabta, where schools and shops were closed in mourning, about 6000 people gathered for the funeral, with many calling for revenge as the two bodies, both wrapped in Palestinian flags, arrived, an AFP correspondent said.
Speaking to AFP, Maath Kanaan spoke bitterly about the loss of his friend Amer.
"He always had a nationalist spirit and he was the first one to go to demonstrations. They killed him in cold blood," he said.
With Palestinian anger at boiling point, Gaza militants fired a mortar shell at southern Israel early on Thursday, public radio said.
The army confirmed the fire but could not say whether it was a mortar round or rocket, although it caused no damage or casualties.
Since news of Abu Hamdiyeh's death emerged, Hebron has been wracked by ongoing clashes between stone-throwing youths and Israeli troops, and since Tuesday the city has been shut down for a three-day general strike by mourners.
In Gaza, Salafist militants have fired a handful of rockets over the border in protest, prompting a retaliatory airstrike and a warning from Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon that Israel would not tolerate attacks on its territory.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to the Middle East for his third trip in a month, looking for signs Israel and the Palestinians are ready to make tough sacrifices for peace.
In a surprise move, the State Department announced on Wednesday that Kerry would return to Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories early next week to build on a series of talks last month between American and regional leaders.
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