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IDF: No Proof Palestinian Woman Died from Tear Gas at Protest
(Ha'aretz) Anshel Pfeffer - The Israel Defense Forces said on Monday that the medical report on the death of a Palestinian woman said to have been killed at a West Bank protest on Friday after inhaling tear gas contains significant inconsistencies regarding the circumstances of her death. Military sources said that there was no evidence that Jawaher Abu Rahmah, 36, even participated in the demonstration against the security barrier, or that she died from inhaling tear gas. IDF officials say the medical report on her death turned over by the Palestinian Authority on Monday contradicts the family's version of events. Her family says Abu Rahmah's death was caused by tear gas, but they cannot explain why other demonstrators did not need medical care. Her brother Samir said that for several weeks his sister had complained of bad headaches and dizzy spells, and underwent a CT brain scan four days before her death.