An autopsy showed an Arab teenager who Palestinians say was killed in a revenge attack was burned to death, officials said Saturday, while Palestinian militants fired two rockets toward a major southern city deeper into Israel than any other attack in the current round of violence. AP cited Israeli military as saying that its "Iron Dome" defense system intercepted the rockets that were aimed at Beersheba. The military also said at least 10 other rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip and said it had retaliated with airstrikes. Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters spread Saturday from Jerusalem to Arab towns in northern Israel as hundreds of people took to the streets and threw rocks and fire bombs at officers who responded with tear gas and stun grenades. Palestinian Attorney General Abdelghani al-Owaiwi said he received initial autopsy results from a Palestinian doctor who was present at the autopsy in Tel Aviv. He said it shows that 16-year-old Palestinian Mohammed Abu Khdeir, whose death has sparked large protests in his east Jerusalem neighborhood, suffered burns on "90 percent of his body." "The results show he was breathing while on fire and died from burns and their consequences," al-Owaiwi said. His account provided the first details of the preliminary findings to be made public. The Israeli Health Ministry could not be reached for comment. The autopsy found evidence that Abu Khdeir had breathed in the flames as burns were found inside his body, in his lungs, bronchial tubes and his throat, al-Owaiwi said. He also said the young man had suffered wounds on the right side of his head apparently from impact with a rock or another hard object. Abu Khdeir's charred body was found in a forest Wednesday after he was seized near his home. Palestinians immediately accused Israeli extremists of killing him. -- SPA 21:54 LOCAL TIME 18:54 GMT تغريد
