A Palestinian injured by an Israeli tear gas canister during Friday rally died on Saturday of his wounds.

A Palestinian injured by an Israeli tear gas canister during Friday rally died on Saturday of his wounds.

Mustafa Abelrazek al-Tamimi, 28, was taking part in a Friday protest against the West Bank barrier in Nabi Saleh, some 10 kilometers northwest of Ramallah, when he was hit in the face by the tear gas canister, medics said.
Critically wounded, he was immediately flown by helicopter to an Israeli hospital near Tel Aviv, where he died on Saturday morning.

Jonathan Pollak, an Israeli activist who was at the demonstration, said Tamimi was shot at close range from a moving vehicle.

"He was shot from close range, around 20 meters, with a tear gas projectile that hit him in the eye," he told AFP on Friday.

Pollak said three other people sustained head injuries during the demonstration, which takes place every week in Nabi Saleh to protest against the route of the barrier.