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Arab Israelis protest against the shooting death of Musa Hassouna outside the Central District Court in Lod on May 28, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
The family of an Arab Israeli man killed during recent ethnic violence in Lod rallied outside a court in the central city Friday to protest the handling of the investigation into his death.
Over 100 people took part in the protest over the fatal shooting of Musa Hassouna earlier this month amid clashes in Lod. Police arrested four Jewish suspects after the shooting, who argued they acted in self-defense. They have all since been released on bail.
The suspects claim Hassouna was one of a gang of rioters who attacked them, while Hassouna’s relatives have said he was not involved and was standing some distance away from the unrest when he was shot.
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