WEST BANK: Israeli soldiers shoot dead a Palestinian who used a makeshift gun to shoot fireworks at Israeli settlers in the West Bank
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WEST BANK: Israeli soldiers shoot dead a Palestinian who used a makeshift gun to shoot fireworks at Israeli settlers in the West Bank
- Title: WEST BANK: Israeli soldiers shoot dead a Palestinian who used a makeshift gun to shoot fireworks at Israeli settlers in the West Bank
- Date: 8th November 2013
- Summary: NABLUS, WEST BANK (NOVEMBER 07, 2013) (REUTERS) ++NIGHT SHOTS+++ VARIOUS OF ISRAELI ARMY TROOPS AROUND AREA , WHERE PALESTINIAN WAS SHOT DEAD AFTER HE USED A MAKESHIFT GUN TO SHOOT FIREWORKS ARMY CLOSING CHECKPOINTS ON ENTRANCE TO NABLUS CITY OF WEST BANK ISRAELI SOLDIERS VARIOUS OF SECURITY FORCES AROUND AREA WHERE PALESTINIAN WAS KILLED
- Embargoed: 23rd November 2013 12:00
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- Location: West bank
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- Country: Palestinian Territories
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVABPN1HMMMA7V9ZTKUMRDE2U78J
- Story Text: Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian on Thursday (November 7) after he used a makeshift gun to shoot fireworks at Israelis in the occupied West Bank, a witness and Israeli authorities said.
The violence coincided with efforts by visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to push forward dawdling peace talks and avoid what he warned could be a "third Intifada," or Palestinian uprising against Israel.
Israeli army spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lerner said troops shot a "Palestinian terrorist" dead after he shot at civilians at Tapuach junction using an "improvised firearm". No Israelis were hurt, Lerner said.
The junction is frequented by settlers and Palestinians.
Ayman Aqtash, a Palestinian from the nearby city of Nablus, said he saw a man launching small fireworks out of a box he was pointing at "six or seven settlers, who were running away from him". Soldiers responded by running toward the Palestinian, Aqtash said. Fleeing the scene, Aqtash then heard gunshots.
The dead Palestinian's identity was not immediately given.
Nine Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli soldiers and three Israelis have been killed since the U.S.-sponsored peace negotiations resumed in July after a three-year freeze. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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