ALBAWABA - A street in the West Bank was renamed after US Air Force member Aaron Bushnell, who burnt himself outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC to protest the war in Gaza.
Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire in a live video that went viral on social media. His last words were that he would no longer be complicit in "genocide" and "Free Palestine".
Mayor of the Palestinian town of Jericho, Abdul Karim Sidr, announced naming a street after Aaron Bushnell, who "sacrificed everything" in support of Palestinians, The Guardian reported on Monday.
He told attendance of the event: "We didn’t know him, and he didn’t know us. There were no social, economic or political ties between us. What we share is a love for freedom and a desire to stand against these attacks (Israeli attacks in Gaza)."
Aaron Bushnell died on Feb. 25 after he put himself on fire against the Israeli aggression on Gaza which left 31,045 Palestinians killed and 72,654 injured since Oct. 7, according to Palestinian health authorities.
A statement released by the Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that "72% of victims of the Israeli aggression on Gaza are children and women."
