Wednesday, December 06, 2000, updated at 09:39(GMT+8)
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Two Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces in West Bank
Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli security forces December 5 in the West Bank towns of Ramallah and Bethlehem, as the violence in the Palestinian territories raged on.
An unidentified Palestinian was killed by Israeli troops in Ramallah, according to a Palestinian source.
The other Palestinian youth, identified as 21-year-old Abdel- Qader Omar, was shot dead in an encounter with Israeli troops in Bethlehem.
The ongoing clashes provoked by a right-wing Israeli politician have killed nearly 300 people, mostly Palestinians, and wounded thousands more since their eruption on September 28.
Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli security forces December 5 in the West Bank towns of Ramallah and Bethlehem, as the violence in the Palestinian territories raged on.