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January 12, 2018

Israeli Forces Kill 2 Palestinian Protesters Amid New Settlement Construction
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In the occupied Palestinian territories, Israeli forces shot and killed
two Palestinian teenagers Thursday, as protests continue to rage over
President Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital-and over
U.S. plans to move its embassy to Jerusalem. Sixteen-year-old Amir Abu
Musaid was shot dead at a protest near the Israeli border wall in the
Gaza Strip; meanwhile, another 16-year-old, Omar Qadous, was shot and
killed in the northern West Bank. The latest deaths came as Israeli
officials gave final approval to plans for over 350 new homes in
Jewish-only settlements in the West Bank, in defiance of international
law and multiple U.N. resolutions.


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