Five Palestinians shot dead in gun battles with Israeli troops in West Bank
by Associated Press from on (#5Q10P)
Two Israeli soldiers were also seriously wounded after violence erupted when troops tried to arrest suspected Hamas militants
Five Palestinians have been killed after gun battles erupted when Israeli troops conducted a series of raids against suspected Hamas militants across the occupied West Bank.
The fighting on Sunday was the deadliest violence between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in the West Bank in several weeks. Two Israeli soldiers were seriously wounded.
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