Relatives of dead Palestinian official mourn in Ramallah A senior Palestinian official died Wednesday after he was struck by Israeli forces during a protest march in the West Bank, prompting international calls for an investigation into the incident. The Palestinian leadership vowed to respond to what president Mahmoud Abbas called the "brutal assault" on Ziad Abu Ein, who was in charge of the issue of Israeli settlements for the Palestinian Authority (PA). IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES of relatives gathering at the Deir Tarif Community Center to mourn his death