Israeli soldiers firing a weapon amid clashes with Palestinian protesters in Israeli- occupied West. Photo : Reuters
Five Palestinians were killed in fights with Israeli soldiers near Tulkarem in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, according to the head of a local hospital.
The five Palestinian men, aged from 21 to 29, were killed during an operation in the city by the Israeli army, said Amin Khader, head of the Thabet hospital, where the deaths were recorded. The Israeli army confirmed that an operation had taken place in the same part of the occupied West Bank.
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