The family of the terrorist shot dead after stabbing an IDF soldier in Hebron on Purim continues to demand the body back for burial, threatening to turn to the courts if need be. The body remains in the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute following the autopsy, which determined he died by the bullets fired at his head by the soldier after he was already wounded and on the ground.

An uncle told the media the family is simply interested in burying him and that it why they are demanding the return of the body. He plans to take the request to court this week.

He feels Israel fears many people will attend the funeral, adding this cannot be prevented.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)