Three Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in Ramallah, Beit Ummar

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Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops on Tuesday. The two brothers were shot dead as clashes broke out with Israeli troops during an operation near Ramallah. The third Palestinian to be killed on Tuesday was 20-year-old Abdel-Fattah al-Sharif, who was shot dead in confrontations with troops after two Israeli army jeeps on patrol broke down near Hebron.

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Palestinian brothers were killed during an Israeli military operation near Ramallah. According to Palestinian sources, the brothers had visited a relative in the village of Beit Rima as Israeli forces carried out the operation. As the forces withdrew, confrontations broke out with dozens of young Palestinians, who threw stones and petrol bombs.

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Israeli military said the two brothers were killed during “a violent riot” and that soldiers had fired at the “main instigators”. The Palestinian health ministry said the brothers were shot and taken to a local hospital, where they died. The IDF said that a “riot was instigated by a number of suspects” during a “routine” overnight activity. West Bank-based Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh called the three killings an “ugly crime”, while the spokesman of President Mahmoud Abbas warned that “the daily killing of Palestinians is a declaration of war”.

By Evey Lovelace

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