The death of Israa Ghrayeb took place on 22 August 2019 in the

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

city of

Bethlehem Bethlehem (; ar, بيت لحم ; he, בֵּית לֶחֶם '' '') is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, about south of Jerusalem. Its population is approximately 25,000,Amara, 1999p. 18.Brynen, 2000p. 202. and it is the capital o ...

. Israa Ghrayeb, a 21-year-old

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

make-up artist, was beaten to death in an "

honor killing An honor killing (American English), honour killing (Commonwealth English), or shame killing is the murder of an individual, either an outsider or a member of a family, by someone seeking to protect what they see as the dignity and honor of t ...

" because she posted a selfie with her fiance a day before they were supposed to get engaged. Her family has denied the accusation, saying that instead she died of a heart attack.

Death and investigation

Ghrayeb died on 22 August 2019 after sustaining injuries at her home in

Beit Sahour Beit Sahour or Beit Sahur ( ar, بيت ساحور pronounced ; Palestine grid 170/123) is a State of Palestine, Palestinian town east of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine. The city is under the administration of the ...

. Her death caused protests by Palestinians, because of the accusation that it was an honour killing. Ghrayeb's family claimed that the cause of her death was a heart attack. On September 6, Palestinian authorities had three people in custody in relation to the death and conducted a forensic investigation. On 12 September 2019 the investigation concluded that Ghrayeb died due to complications in her respiratory system caused by repeated beatings. Three family members were charged.

Responses

The death of Israa Ghrayeb provoked outrage in the

West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

, with Palestinians arranging protests against the killing in Bethlehem and

Ramallah Ramallah ( , ; ar, رام الله, , God's Height) is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank that serves as the ''de facto'' administrative capital of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the Judaean Mountains, north of Jerusale ...

.Israa Ghrayeb: Palestinian woman's death prompts soul-searching
16 September 2019,

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The #WeAreAllIsraa hashtag was spread on social networks in solidarity with Ghrayeb.

Adalah Adalah ( ar, عدالة) means ''justice'' and denotes the Justice of God. It is among the five Shia Principles of the Religion. Shia Muslims believe that there is intrinsic good or evil in things, and that God commands them to do the good th ...

Justice Project, a Palestinian Human Rights organisation, said they were "outraged and saddened" by the "heinous killing".

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Death and investigation

Responses

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