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Israel Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians

BIDOU, West Bank - Hundreds of Palestinians, including farmers and students, threw stones Thursday at Israelis trying to clear a path for the West Bank separation barrier, drawing fire that killed two and wounded dozens in the bloodiest clashes yet over the partition.


The attempt to block earthmovers, coming a day after the world court wrapped up hearings on the legality of the barrier, appeared to signal a new protest tactic. In the past, demonstrators generally stayed away from construction crews.

In the Gaza Strip (news - web sites), two Palestinian gunmen with ties to Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)'s Fatah (news - web sites) movement killed an Israeli soldier at the Erez border crossing before being gunned down by troops. Israel temporarily closed the crossing, through which 19,000 Palestinians pass daily to jobs in Israel.

Also Thursday, Palestinians fired from a building inside Arafat's headquarters at Israeli troops in jeeps parked outside, the army and Palestinian witnesses said. Soldiers returned fire, but there were no reports of injuries. Later, a Palestinian near the compound tried to throw a firebomb at troops. The Israeli military said he was killed by return fire; the Palestinians said the man was wounded.

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Israel Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians