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Israeli troops kill Palestinian throwing fire-bomb: Military

Reuters . Jerusalem
15 Oct 2021 09:35:31 | Update: 15 Oct 2021 09:35:31
Israeli troops kill Palestinian throwing fire-bomb: Military
Israeli soldiers stand guard as demonstrators take part in a protest in support of Palestinian farmers and against Israeli settlements, in Beita, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 10, 2021. — Reuters Photo

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man who was throwing firebombs at cars near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the military said.

The Palestinian liaison office confirmed the man was killed and that another Palestinian was arrested by the troops. It provided no further details.

The military wrote on Twitter that the two suspects hurled a firebomb at a road leading to an Israeli settlement bloc near the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, endangering drivers.

Soldiers nearby acted "in order to thwart the threat," the military said, and opened fire at the two men. One of the two was wounded and received medical treatment at the scene but succumbed to his wounds, the military said. The other man was arrested.

Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Middle East War, along with the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Palestinians want those territories for an independent state. US-brokered peace talks between the sides collapsed in 2014.

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