A Palestinian Authority employee in the Gaza Strip lit himself on fire on Sunday, cursing the Ramallah government and protesting against his government salary being withheld.
The employee, 22-year-old father of two Fathi Walid Khareb, committed the act of self-immolation on a street in Gaza City, with witnesses saying that he was cursing the government, i24News reported. Several passersby stopped to help the man, who was only moderately injured and taken to the hospital.
