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Palestinians killed in West Bank | |
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Two Palestinian men have been killed by Israeli troops in separate incidents in Nablus and Jenin in the West Bank. | |
The Israeli military said troops shot a gunman in a raid in Nablus. Witnesses said the man, 26, was a shopkeeper, and that his brother was also wounded. | |
In Jenin, a young militant was killed in an exchange of fire, the Israeli military said. | |
Palestinian militants Hamas later fired eight mortar rounds at the Erez border crossing, wounding four soldiers. | |
Power cut off | |
Earlier on Saturday, a number of shops and homes in Nablus were damaged when Israeli forces blew up concrete barriers nearby. | |
Some people suffered minor injuries, and water and electricity supplies were also cut off, the town's mayor said. | Some people suffered minor injuries, and water and electricity supplies were also cut off, the town's mayor said. |
The Palestinian Information Minister, Mustafa Barghouti, said the action was a "new crime coming in the context of Israeli escalation against the Palestinian Authority and people". | The Palestinian Information Minister, Mustafa Barghouti, said the action was a "new crime coming in the context of Israeli escalation against the Palestinian Authority and people". |
The Israeli army frequently launches raids into Nablus to search for suspected militants. |
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