About 4,000 people attend funeral of Motazz Washaha, who Israel's armed forces suspected of terror activity

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A Palestinian killed during an Israeli army raid on his home in the West Bank town of Birzeit has been buried.

Motazz Washaha was found dead after the raid on Thursday morning. The army said he was "suspected of terror activity".

About 4,000 mourners attended the funeral on Friday at Birzeit, north of Ramallah. Many called on Palestinian factions to unite and avenge Washaha's killing. He was identified by neighbours as a member of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – the movement's flags were raised at his funeral.

Washaha's death came as Amnesty International criticised Israel's armed forces, saying its soldiers had killed dozens of Palestinians with virtual impunity in West Bank over the past three years.