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Published 02 Nov, 2023 07:01pm

3 Palestinians, Israeli killed in West Bank violence

Three Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, and an Israeli was killed in a Palestinian shooting attack, according to first responders.

AFP said that in El-Bireh, near the seat of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, two Palestinians, Ayham al-Shafei, 14, and Yazan Shiha, 24, were killed and two others wounded when Israeli troops opened fire during a raid.

A 19-year-old Palestinian, Qusai Quran, was killed by Israeli forces during a raid on Qalqilya in the northern West Bank, according to the ministry, reporting two others were wounded. The Israeli army did not immediately comment on the incidents.

Elsewhere, an Israeli was killed after his car came under fire near the settlement of Einav, said Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency response organisation. Israeli officials have not identified the fatality.

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