Media doesn't mention the Gazan who died at Saturday riot was a Hamas terrorist (UPDATE: He was holding a grenade)

Al Jazeera and AFP:  "A Palestinian man has died of injuries sustained during weekend confrontations with Israeli forces..."

TRT World: "A Palestinian man died on Wednesday from a bullet wound that he sustained over the weekend when Israeli forces opened indiscriminate fire on protestors along Gaza's border fence, Palestinian health officials said. "

Al-Monitor: "A Gaza man injured in violent clashes with Israeli troops over the weekend was pronounced dead Wednesday, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. 

Middle East Monitor: "A Palestinian young man was pronounced dead this morning after he succumbed to a bullet wound he sustained while taking part in a protest rally."

Middle East Eye: "A Palestinian man who was shot by Israeli forces during weekend protests in Gaza succumbed to his wounds and died on Wednesday..."

Here is a case where Hamas is more honest than the English-language media.

Hamas Al Qassam Brigades: 

The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, announces that one of its heroic mujahideen from the northern Gaza Strip ascended to Al-Ula, rising from wounds sustained in the occupation's aggression against the popular marches on the anniversary of the burning of Al-Aqsa.

In its military statement, Al-Qassam Brigades mourned the Mujahid / Osama Khaled Muhammad Duaij (32), from the Al-Amin Muhammad mosque in Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip, who rose to death today, Wednesday, Muharram 17, 1443 AH,...

And the brigades said in their statement: "Let him go to his Lord after a blessed life full of giving, jihad, sacrifice and bonding in the cause of God."

And they continued: "We ask God Almighty to accept him and dwell in his vast gardens, and to make his jihad pure for his honorable face, and to be patient with his family and loved ones and improve their solace, and the blood of our martyrs will remain a beacon on the path to liberating Palestine and a fire that burns the occupiers until they are defeated from our land, God willing."

What an amazing coincidence that the only casualty from the riots happened to be a Hamas terrorist! Especially since he almost certainly was not in uniform -  Hamas organizes these riots to make them appear to be spontaneous, popular protests but Hamas officials direct the youth when to go to the fence, cut the wire, set off IEDs and shoot live bullets. 

Duaij was not an innocent protester. The media that parrots the (Hamas-run) Gaza Health Ministry language simply doesn't want to go to the next step and find out if they are being misled.

In Arabic, terrorist media is proud of this "martyr." In English, they are sorrowful over an "innocent life" lost.

One other interesting detail: Osama got married only three weeks ago, because he was pressured to do so he was already very old for a groom.  He didn't want to get married. Perhaps he was gay. He may have wanted to die a martyr and hero rather than be stuck with someone he doesn't like - and who would stop him from meeting his very good "friends." 

(h/t Tomer)

UPDATE: Joe Truzman found footage of Duaij, in civilian clothing, holding a hand grenade. 

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