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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 | 10:28 p.m.

Thousands Attend Funeral For Palestinian Detainee

Thousands gather in the West Bank village of Se'eer, near Hebron, for the funeral of Arafat Jaradat, who died in an Israeli jail on Saturday. Tensions are on the rise after the inmate's death, causing clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops and raising concern over further confrontations. Palestinian officials say the 30-year-old died after being tortured. Israel said an autopsy, carried out with a Palestinian coroner present, was inconclusive.
 
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