Israeli authorities have not returned his 'No Other Land" crew member and activist's body
The father-of-three was taken away by an ambulance from the illegal settlement of Carmel on Monday, and later died in hospital. Israeli authorities have refused to release his body so that he can be laid to rest as soon as possible, a rite that is part of Islamic burial practices.
The English teacher and renowned activist was taken by an ambulance from the illegal settlement of Carmel after he was shot on Monday evening.
Haaretz reported on Tuesday that the Israeli military is not permitting Hathaleen to be buried in Umm al-Kheir, the village he was shot and lived in.
Israeli police disrupted a gathering of people who had come to mourn him, including members of his family on Tuesday.
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