Three Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank - Palestinian health ministry

FILE PHOTO: Aftermath of an Israeli raid in Jenin camp
FILE PHOTO: A Palestinian man inspects the damage following an Israeli raid, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jenin camp, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta/File Photo
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Three Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank - Palestinian health ministry

Three Palestinians, including a teenager, were killed by Israeli gunfire in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

A 20-year-old died of his wounds after being shot in the abdomen by Israeli forces in the town of Beit Ummar, the health ministry said in a statement.

A 25-year-old was killed in the city of Tulkarm and a 16-year-old was killed in the town of Deir Ammar, Ramallah, the ministry added.

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That brought the total number of Palestinian fatalities reported in the West Bank to 291 since Oct. 7.

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