A Palestinian protester who was apparently hit in the face with a gas canister during a protest in the West Bank town of Nebi Saleh died of his wounds in The Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva Saturday morning. According to activists, 28-year-old Mustafa Tamimi sustained serious injuries to his head when IDF forces attempting to disperse a demonstration in the town fired a projectile in his direction. The IDF is investigating the incident.
Tamimi (left) a moment before his injury; ; Emphasis on barrels added by Popular Struggle Coordination Committee.The IDF transferred the injured man to The Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus in Petah Tikva after he was treated by on-site IDF medics. One witness said Tamimi was in very bad condition, writing that "his face is half gone," according to Ma'an News Agency. RELATED:2,000 turn out for Human Rights March in Tel Aviv 
Another activist claimed that Tamini was hit after he was seen throwing stones at an IDF jeep.console.log("BODY2. CatId is:"+catID);if(catID==120){console.log("BODY. YES for anyclip script");document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none";var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js'; script.setAttribute('pubname','jpostcom'); script.setAttribute('widgetname','0011r00001lcD1i_12258'); document.getElementsByClassName('divAnyClip')[0].appendChild(script);}else if(catID!=69 && catID!=2){console.log("BODY. YES for vidazoo script");document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none"; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://static.vidazoo.com/basev/vwpt.js'; script.setAttribute('data-widget-id','60fd6becf6393400049e6535'); document.getElementsByClassName('divVidazoo')[0].appendChild(script); }Tamimi was due to undergo surgery at Belinson Friday evening, according to activist group the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee.The Palestinian town ofNabi Saleh - near the West Bank Israeli settlement of Halamish - is the site of weekly Friday protests.
