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April 4, 2013

Israeli Troops Kill 2 Palestinians as Prison Protests Spread 
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Israeli forces have shot dead two Palestinian youths in growing protests
in the occupied West Bank. The victims were killed on the third day of
demonstrations against the death of a terminally ill Palestinian
prisoner in an Israeli jail. Palestinians say Israel ignored pleas for
Maysara Abu Hamdeya's treatment and release after his cancer was
diagnosed. He had been serving a life term for the failed bombing of an
Israeli café in 2002. Abu Hamdeya was the second Palestinian prisoner
to die in Israeli prison this year. The youths were reportedly killed
when Israeli troops opened fire after a group of teenagers threw
firebombs at a military checkpoint. Thousands of Palestinians turned out
for their funeral earlier today. Tensions are also mounting in Gaza,
where Israel has carried out its first airstrike since the truce that
ended its U.S.-backed assault in November.

 

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