A number of Jewish suspects have been arrested over the murder of Palestinian teenager Mohammad Abu Khdair, whose death sparked days of violent protests.
Israeli police told the BBC Khdair was murdered “because of his nationality”.
Khdair was abducted in East Jerusalem. His body was found on Wednesday with first post-mortem examination findings suggesting he was burnt alive.
His death followed the abduction and murder of three Israeli students, who had been hitchhiking near Hebron.
Thousands attended Mohammad Abu Khdair’s funeral on Friday near the family’s home in the Shufat district of East Jerusalem.
Hundreds of Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli police in East Jerusalem before and after the funeral.
A Palestinian-American teenager, a cousin of Mohammad Abu Khdair, was one of those held after the clashes.
Mobile phone footage appears to show two Israeli policemen repeatedly punching Tariq Khdair, 15, from Florida, in the head, BBC informs.
