Four Palestinians were killed on Sunday in clashes with the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry and the Israeli army.
Three Palestinians were killed in the village of Bidu, north of Jerusalem, and another in Borquin, in the north of the West Bank, the sources said.
In a statement, the ministry said a Palestinian from Borqin village, west of Jenin, died of gunshot wounds after being evacuated to a hospital.
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Israeli public radio reported on Sunday morning armed clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians in the northern West Bank following a military operation intended to arrest suspects in the area near Jenin.
Still according to the Israeli army, these clashes took place during "an operation intended to dismantle a terrorist cell" of Hamas.
The IDF says it will issue a statement later this morning.
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Several Palestinian protesters have been killed in clashes with Israeli forces since May, and hundreds injured.
The West Bank is a Palestinian territory occupied since 1967 by Israel and all Israeli settlements there are considered illegal under international law.
Around 475,000 people now live in these settlements in the West Bank, where 2.8 million Palestinians also live.
