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Palestinian teenager was shot by Israeli troops Friday near the town of
Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank and later died of his wounds, the
Palestinian health ministry said.
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Zayd Mohammed Ghouneim was shot in the back and neck and died in
hospital, a ministry statement said.
Contacted by AFP, the Israeli army said it was not immediately in a position
to comment on the matter.
Nineteen people, mostly Israeli civilians -- including 18 inside Israel and
a Jewish West Bank settler -- have been killed in attacks in Israel by
Palestinians and Israeli Arabs since late March.
Israeli security forces have responded with raids inside Israel and the West
Bank, particularly in the flashpoint northern district of Jenin. Three Israeli
Arab attackers and a police commando have died.
Thirty-five Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank -- suspected
militants but also non-combatants, including a journalist who was covering a
raid in Jenin and bystanders.
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