'Mustafa #fail': Israeli military spokesman mocks on Twitter death of Palestinian demonstrator killed by army tear-gas canister

This is the moment a Palestinian demonstrator was struck in the face with a tear-gas canister fired by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank after he allegedly threw stones at their armoured vehicle.

Mustafa Tamimi, 28, died of his wounds on Saturday and yesterday the Israeli army faced backlash after a senior military spokesman was accused of mocking him on Twitter.

As mourners attended Tamimi's funeral in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh yesterday, the spokesman for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), Major Peter Lerner, tweeted: 'What was Mustafa thinking running after a moving jeep while throwing stones #fail.'    Full Read