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<h1 class="article-title">"5 Palestinians Killed, 300 Injured by
Israeli Army Fire Friday"</h1>
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<span class="article-detail"><img class="icon"
src="cid:part1.08060908.07010402@freedomarchives.org"
alt="author"> Saturday October 17, 2015 07:16</span><span
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src="cid:part2.08090207.02060806@freedomarchives.org"
alt="author"> by IMEMC News & Agencies</span></span> <br>
<b><small><small><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.imemc.org/article/73426">http://www.imemc.org/article/73426</a></small></small></b><br>
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<blockquote class="article-intro">Five Palestinians have been
killed, and at least 300 injured by live Israeli fire,
rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades, in
the occupied Palestinian territory on Friday, the Palestinian
Ministry of Health said.</blockquote>
<p class="article">Ehab Jihad Hanani, aged 19, was shot dead by
Israeli forces during clashes in Nablus, Yahia Abdul-Qader Farhat,
24, and Mahmoud Hatem Hmeid, 22, were killed during demonstrations
in the Gaza Strip, and Shafiq Jamal Jabr, 37, died from wounds
sustained during a demonstration in the Gaza Strip last week.<br>
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The Nablus office of the Red Crescent said 22 Palestinians were
injured, during clashes in Huwwara and Beit Forik, near Nablus.<br>
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The soldiers also opened fire on an ambulance belonging to Aqraba
town, near Nablus, shattering its rear window. <br>
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In addition, the army assaulted several journalists in various
areas in the northern part of the West Bank, and fired concussion
grenades at journalists near the Huwwara military roadblock,
before forcing them away.<br>
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Separately, Eyad Khalil Awawdeh, 26, was shot dead after stabbing
an Israeli soldier in the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement in
Hebron.<br>
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Friday marked another deadly day in the occupied Palestinian
territory, where clashes between Palestinians and Israeli military
forces have erupted on a near-daily basis since the beginning of
the month.<br>
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In Bethlehem, at least 12 were injured during clashes with Israeli
forces at the northern entrance to the town.<br>
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Head of the ambulance and emergency department in Bethlehem,
Muhammad Awad, told Ma'an News Agency that three youths were
injured by live fire in the legs, five with rubber-coated steel
bullets, and four suffered from severe tear gas inhalation.<br>
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During the clashes, Israeli forces fired tear gas into a nearby
home where two women and three children were helped outside by
locals and aided by medics.<br>
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In Bethlehem area town of Teqoua', Israeli forces reportedly
raided the area while firing stun grenades, tear gas, and rubber
coated steel bullets. In the southern Bethlehem town of al-Khader,
on Palestinian was shot in the foot with a live bullet while
others suffered from tear gas inhalation.<br>
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Meanwhile in the al-Balou neighborhood of the al-Biereh area of
the Ramallah district, 15 Palestinians were injured Friday during
clashes with Israeli forces, including nine with live fire in the
legs, four with rubber-coated steel bullets, including one in the
head, and two from severe tear gas inhalation.<br>
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The injured were transferred to the Palestine Medical Center in
Ramallah, and photojournalist Muhammad al-Arouri -- injured with a
rubber-coated steel bullet in the leg -- was aided on scene by Red
Crescent medics, locals said.<br>
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The clashes had erupted following a march called for by the
political, national, and Islamic forces of the district.<br>
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Hundreds of youths reportedly gathered on the side of a nearby
hill to watch the clashes, but were also targeted by Israeli
forces who fired tear gas bombs at the groups.<br>
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An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that in al-Biereh and
Bethlehem areas, "rioters" rolled burning tires and hurled rocks
at Israeli forces, who responded with "riot-dispersal means." In
al-Biereh, the spokesperson said that .22 caliber rounds were
fired at the "main instigators," while rubber-coated steel bullets
were fired at demonstrators in Bethlehem.<br>
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Two Palestinians were also injured by live fire in the Ramallah
area town of Budrus.<br>
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In the nearby village of Bilin, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated
steel bullets, tear-gas bombs and stun grenades at protesters as
they approached the Israeli separation wall in the area.<br>
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Locals told Ma'an that the forces chased protesters between olive
trees and caused dozens of Palestinians, Israeli and international
activists to suffer from tear-gas inhalation.<br>
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Armed clashes between a group of Palestinian youths and Israeli
forces also erupted on Friday in the town of Silwad northeast of
Ramallah.<br>
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The two sides reportedly exchanged fire at the western entrance of
the town after an armed group opened fire at Israeli forces
attempting to raid the area. Israeli forces retreated and armed
clashes continued sporadically throughout the day.<br>
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Clashes had erupted earlier in the day between youths and Israeli
forces in the town, and Palestinian medical sources reported five
injuries from live Israeli fire.<br>
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Injuries were also reported as clashes carried on throughout the
day on Friday in the Hebron area.
At least 37 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since
Oct. 1, 14 of whom were killed in the Gaza Strip. The majority of
Gazans were killed during demonstrations, while a pregnant mother
and her two-year-old daughter were killed in an Israeli airstrike
on their home.<br>
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Following Palestinian attacks that have left seven Israelis dead
since the beginning of the month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
<a
href="http://www.imemc.org/newswire?search_text=netanyahu&button=Search+%3E%3E"
target="_blank">Netanyahu</a> launched several punitive measures
-- labelled collective punishment by rights groups -- across
occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza Strip in alleged
efforts to quell violence.
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Measures include the deployment of additional military forces in
Israel, expediting punitive demolitions on the family homes of
alleged attackers, revoking the residency rights of alleged
attackers, and enabling Israeli police to virtually seal
Palestinian residential areas of occupied East Jerusalem.
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Hamas leader Ismael Haniyya called on Friday for the "Intifada" to
continue, while the Palestinian Authority has rejected the claim
that the territory has entered a long term uprising, insisting
that the wave of violence can be controlled and peace restored.
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