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Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank clashes | Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank clashes |
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Israeli soldiers have shot dead a Palestinian man in the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian officials say. | Israeli soldiers have shot dead a Palestinian man in the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian officials say. |
They say the troops - who were searching for three Israeli teenagers believed seized in the West Bank last week - fired on stone-throwing crowds. | They say the troops - who were searching for three Israeli teenagers believed seized in the West Bank last week - fired on stone-throwing crowds. |
He would be the third Palestinian to have died in clashes with Israeli troops searching for the students. | He would be the third Palestinian to have died in clashes with Israeli troops searching for the students. |
Another Palestinian was reportedly killed in separate clashes in Ramallah. Israel says it is checking the reports. | Another Palestinian was reportedly killed in separate clashes in Ramallah. Israel says it is checking the reports. |
Israel accuses Hamas militants of seizing the teenagers, who went missing on 12 June. The Israeli search has been accompanied by a crackdown on Palestinians linked to the group. | Israel accuses Hamas militants of seizing the teenagers, who went missing on 12 June. The Israeli search has been accompanied by a crackdown on Palestinians linked to the group. |
In a separate development, Israeli fighter jets hit several targets in the southern Gaza Strip late on Saturday, following rocket fire into southern Israel, officials say. | |
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it would "not tolerate attempts to harm Israeli citizens or IDF soldiers, and will act against anyone who operates terror against Israel". | |
There were no reports of any casualties. | |
'Tough punishment' | 'Tough punishment' |
The man shot in Nablus was named by the Palestinian security officials and medics as 26-year-old Ahmad Fahnawi. | The man shot in Nablus was named by the Palestinian security officials and medics as 26-year-old Ahmad Fahnawi. |
Israeli officials said he had approached soldiers in a "threatening manner". His family said he had been undergoing treatment for mental illness. | Israeli officials said he had approached soldiers in a "threatening manner". His family said he had been undergoing treatment for mental illness. |
Palestinian medics were also quoted by the AFP news agency as saying that a 30-year-old Palestinian man was shot dead overnight in Ramallah in a separate incident. | Palestinian medics were also quoted by the AFP news agency as saying that a 30-year-old Palestinian man was shot dead overnight in Ramallah in a separate incident. |
No more details of the clashes were immediately known. | No more details of the clashes were immediately known. |
Hundreds of Palestinians have been arrested since the Israeli search began. | Hundreds of Palestinians have been arrested since the Israeli search began. |
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has accused Israel of using the teenagers' disappearance as "a pretext to impose tough punishment against our people and besiege them". | Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has accused Israel of using the teenagers' disappearance as "a pretext to impose tough punishment against our people and besiege them". |
The Israeli military says it has searched more than 1,000 sites in the hunt for the students. | The Israeli military says it has searched more than 1,000 sites in the hunt for the students. |
Naftali Fraenkel and Gilad Shaar, who are both 16, and 19-year-old Eyal Yifrach went missing at a junction near the city of Hebron as they hitchhiked their way home. Naftali Frenkel holds US-Israeli citizenship. | Naftali Fraenkel and Gilad Shaar, who are both 16, and 19-year-old Eyal Yifrach went missing at a junction near the city of Hebron as they hitchhiked their way home. Naftali Frenkel holds US-Israeli citizenship. |
Earlier this week, the Israeli police revealed that one of the students had alerted them by phone, minutes after being kidnapped. | Earlier this week, the Israeli police revealed that one of the students had alerted them by phone, minutes after being kidnapped. |
However, no action was taken over the call for five hours because the police thought it was a prank. | However, no action was taken over the call for five hours because the police thought it was a prank. |