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Israeli soldier wounded in West Bank shooting

Tuesday 28-February-2017

An Israeli soldier last night was injured in a shooting attack near the illegal settlement of Efrat between Bethlehem and al-Khalil in the occupied West Bank.

Local sources said that Palestinian gunmen believed to be from the resistance opened fire towards a group of soldiers near the settlement and wounded one of them.

They added that the soldier was evacuated by an Israeli ambulance while the Israeli army launched a manhunt for the shooters.

They also said that four Palestinians were kidnapped from their homes during the Israeli campaign in nearby areas.

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