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Two Palestinians killed in West Bank clashes with Israeli army

AFP
16 Aug 2021 11:42:03 | Update: 16 Aug 2021 11:42:03

Palestinian worshipers run to avoid tear gas amid clashes with Israeli security forces at a demonstration following the Friday prayers at the Ibrahimi mosque in the occupied West Bank on August 13, 2021. — AFP Photo

At least two Palestinians were killed on Monday in clashes with Israeli forces at the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, said an AFP journalist who saw the bodies at the local morgue.

Israeli border police, who operate in the occupied West Bank, said its forces were involved in clashes. At least two people were killed in the violence, according to the AFP photographer and Palestinian news agency Wafa, which cited medical officials.