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Four Palestinians Injured by Israeli Shelling in West Bank - Health Ministry

RAMALLAH (Sputnik) - Four Palestinians were injured by the Israeli army’s shelling in the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday in a statement, obtained by Sputnik.
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"Four young Palestinian men were injured by bullets from the Israeli forces at the entrance to the Deir Abu Mash'al settlement [northwest of the city of Ramallah]," the statement said.

One of the injured is in serious condition, according to the ministry.

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