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| PA officials: Palestinian killed in West Bank clashes with IDF |
| 2019-04-03 |
[Ynet] Incident occurs when soldiers operating in Qalandia, north of Jerusalem, come under attack; army says 12 placed in durance vileBook 'im, Mahmoud! overnight for 'involvement in terror activity and violent disturbances.’ Paleostinian was killed and three other people were maimed during pre-dawn festivities with Israeli security forces in the West Bank, Paleostinian Authority officials said Tuesday morning. The festivities occurred during an arrest raid in Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem. The IDF said that troops came under attack by Paleostinians after they entered the town. The army said that Israeli forces operating in the area came under attack when "violent disruptions erupted, including stone and explosives being thrown at the forces." The troops responded with live fire, the army said, adding that "the incident will be investigated." Ramallah medical center chief Ahmad Betawi said they had received the body of a 23-year-old Paleostinian shot by Israeli troops, as well as the three maimed Paleostinians taken there for treatment. Paleostinian news agency Wafa named the dead man as Mohammad Ali Dar Adwan, and reported that he was rubbed out at close range by Israeli troops as he drove down a street in the camp. Wafa also reported that three brothers from the same family were arrested in the camp during the raid. The IDF said troops had arrested 12 Paleostinians wanted for "involvement in terror activity and violent disturbances." The army also said that forces operating in the village of Beit Omar, south of Jerusalem, found and confiscated home-made illegal weapons. |
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