Israeli court demands money from child of a killed Palestinian fighter

Thursday November 01, 2007 13:07 by Ali Samoudi - IMEMC News

The family of a Palestinian fighter killed by the Israeli army were this week shocked to receive an Israeli court order demanding the child of the fighter pay for the cost of transporting the body.

Farah Yasseen, 7, the daughter of Mustafa Yasseen, received the order that she has to pay 1850 NIS, about 400 USD for the cost of the Israeli ambulance that transported the body of her father from the Israeli hospital back to the family house in Aneen village, located near the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

In July 2002, the Israeli army invaded the village of Aneen, surrounded the house of Yasseen and killed him before taking the body to an Israeli hospital.

The court ruled that the child should pay the cost of the Israeli ambulance or faces consequences.

Members of the Yasseen family said that they were not informed of the court hearings and that the child, who is only seven years old, has no way of paying the demanded money.

Ahmad, the brother of Mustafa, said that the family had hired a layer form Israeli to look into appealing against the ruling.

The Israeli army treats the Palestinian children as adults once they reach the age of 12. There are approximately 400 Palestinian children being held without charge in Israeli detention centers.

Translated by: Ghassan Bannoura – IMEMC.org News Room.

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