Friday, dozens of Jordanians demonstrated near the Palestinain embassy in Amman, condemning the killing of the Palestinian activist Nizar Banat.

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Thursday, the Governor of Hebron Jibrin al-Bakri announced the death of the Palestinian political and human rights activist Nizar Banat during his arrested by the Palestinian security.

The governor said in a press statement that the Palestinian security forces arrested Banat after the Public Prosecution ordered the arrest of in the early hours of Thursday morning. During the arrest, his health deteriorated and he was transferred to the Hebron Governmental Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

According to one of Banat's relatives "a security force raided his house at 3:30 am, and he was severely beaten by about 20 soldiers."

He added that Banat was alive and shouting when he got arrested.

Banat's cousin Ammar Banat said that the Palestinian security forces hid Nizar's body from the family. He added that the family searched for his body in all hospitals in Hebron but could not find it.

In turn, International bodies and UN institutions condemned the assassination by the PA.

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