A Palestinian died on Saturday (May 14th) of injuries sustained in clashes with Israeli police in April at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, his family and medical sources said.
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An injured person evacuated a few weeks ago from the Old City neighborhood to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, with a head injury and in very serious condition, died
," the Israeli hospital said in a statement.
The deceased's family also announced his death in an audio message to reporters.
According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, it is Walid Al-Sharif, 23, from the Beit Hanina neighborhood in East Jerusalem, a Palestinian sector of the city occupied and annexed by Israel.
According to the agency, he was injured on April 22 during clashes between Israeli forces and young Palestinians on the esplanade of the Mosques - the third holiest site in Islam and the holiest site in Judaism under its name of Temple Mount - , located in the Old City in East Jerusalem.
A Hadassah hospital spokeswoman told AFP that his injuries were not the result of live ammunition.
On April 22, Israeli police entered the plaza and used "
means of dispersal
" after Palestinians threw stones at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site below the esplanade of the Mosques, according to the police.
Since mid-April, clashes between Israeli and Palestinian police have left one Palestinian dead and nearly 300 injured, the vast majority of them Palestinians, on the esplanade of the Mosques.