This article was originally published by the Ma'an News Agency and is republished with permission.

A Palestinian journalist films Israeli soldiers behind the separation fence during a weekly non-violent demonstration in the West Bank village of Ni'lin near the city of Ramallah. (Jared Malsin, Maan Images)

On Saturday morning, clashes with Israeli forces erupted as a funeral procession in the village of Ni'lin was prevented from reaching its the burial grounds. The funeral was for Yosef A'qel Srur of Ni'lin, killed by Israeli forces this past Friday.

Hundreds of mourners, including several Palestinian leaders, clergy and political activists, left the Ramallah hospital with Yosef A'qel Srur's body. They took to the streets to accompany the man, who was shot in the chest with a live bullet by Israeli soldiers on Friday, to his grave.

The procession chanted slogans affirming their belief in non-violent resistance and dedication to the struggle against the wall.

The slain man was a 37-year-old father of three young children. Three others were injured by live bullets at the event, and were taken to hospital for treatment.

When the funeral procession arrived to the entrance to the village, four Israeli military checkpoints were set up. Mourners were forced out of their vehicles and walked the rest of the way to the village, said Salah Al-Khawaja, coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Wall in Ni'lin.

According to Al-Khawaja, Srur spent four years in an Israeli prison for his participation in the non-violent protests, and had been arrested several times and charged fines totaling over 1000 Israeli shekels (250 US dollars). During one home invasion, Israeli forces broke into Srur's apartment and shot his brother in the eye. Though he was rushed to the hospital he lost the eye and is partially blind.

Srur participated in the rallies each week for years.