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Mourners in heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb remember Muslim boy killed as kind, energetic

Crowds of mourners in a heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb paid respects to a 6-year-old Muslim boy killed in an alleged hate crime BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- Crowds of mourners in a heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb paid respects Monday to a 6-year-old Muslim boy killed in an alleged hate crime, hours after authorities revealed new details about the evidence used to charge the family's landlord with stabbing the child and his mother. Wadea Al-Fayoume, who had recently had a birthday, died Saturday after being stabbed dozens of times in a brutal attack that drew condemnation from local elected officials to the White House. Authorities said the family's landlord, Joseph Czuba, was upset over the Israel-Hamas war and attacked them after the boy's mother proposed they “pray for peace.” In Bridgeview, which is home to a large and established Palestinian community, family and friends remembered Wadea as a kind and energetic boy who loved playing Game s. His body was carried in a...

Grandson recounts seeing graphic video of beloved grandmother killed by Hamas terrorists

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Yoav Shimoni, 24, recounted to ABC News witnessing video of his beloved grandmother as she was killed by Hamas terrorists in her home. Yoav Shimoni opened up to ABC News about the traumatic moment he saw a graphic video of his beloved grandmother lying on the floor of her home dying, surrounded by Hamas terrorists who posted her final moments on her Facebook for her family to see. Just 10 minutes before militants broke into Bracha Levinson's home on Saturday at Israel's Nir Oz kibbutz, Levinson was texting her daughters, "concerned about them more than she was herself," said Shimoni, 24, who lives in Canada. ABC News interviewed Yoav Shimoni, 24, whose grandmother Bracha Levinson, 74, was killed in her home. Yoav Shimoni But then Shimoni's sister frantically messaged the family text group asking if they had seen their grandmother 's Facebook post. "Immediately, I went to her Facebook page. And I saw a video with her lying on her living room floor with...

1 Kosovo police officer killed and 1 wounded in an attack in the north, raising tensions with Serbia

Kosovo’s prime minister says one police officer has been killed and another wounded in an attack he blames on support from neighboring Serbia PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Kosovo’s prime minister on Sunday said one police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack he blamed on support from neighboring Serbia, increasing tensions between the two former war foes at a delicate moment in their European Union-facilitated dialogue to normalize ties. Prime Minister Albin Kurti said “masked professionals armed with heavy weapons” opened fire on a police patrol in the village of Banjska, in Leposavic municipality, 55 kilometers (35 miles) north of the capital Pristina at 3 a.m. (01:00 GMT). Kosovo police said two trucks without license plates blocked a bridge at the entrance to the village. Three police units were sent to unblock it but came under fire from different positions with various weapons, including hand grenades and bombs. Police managed to push back the attack and take two injured po...