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2nd Palestinian dead in Israel-Gaza border clashes

2nd Palestinian dead in Israel-Gaza border clashes

December 22, 2017 | 06:11 PM
Relatives of a Palestinian demonstrator who was killed during clashes with Israeli troops on Friday, mourn during his funeral in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
A second Palestinian was killed Friday in clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza border, the Palestinian health ministry said, in new protests against US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

"A second man, whose identity is still unknown, died in clashes east of Gaza City," the coastal enclave's health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said, noting the man was shot in the chest.A 24-year-old was killed in similar clashes in northern Gaza earlier Friday.

December 22, 2017 | 06:11 PM