Palestinian killed in West Bank clash with army
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A Palestinian was killed on Thursday in an exchange of fire with Israeli troops at an army post in the Northern West Bank, security sources on both sides said.
"A Palestinian opened fire on a guard post. The soldiers returned fire and he was killed," an Israeli military spokeswoman told AFP.
The shooting took place at a guard post near the settlement of Mevo Dotan, some 10 kilometres (six miles) Southwest of the Northern town of Jenin.
Palestinian security officials confirmed a man had been shot dead at the Dotan checkpoint near the settlement, saying the army had closed down the area.
The death comes after two separate incidents earlier this month in which Palestinians have been shot at an Israeli checkpoint.
On January 8, Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian as he ran towards a checkpoint East of Nablus shouting Islamic slogans.
Palestinian security officials later said the man, 23-year-old Khaldun Samudi, was a member of the radical Islamic Jihad movement in Jenin.
On January 2, Israeli troops at the same checkpoint shot and killed a Palestinian after he entered the wrong lane holding a bottle that troops apparently mistook for a weapon.
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