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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tia Goldenberg

Israeli army fire kills a 14-year-old Palestinian boy – as minister visits flashpoint holy site

Nasser Nasser/AP

Israeli military fire has killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said – as an ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister visited a sensitive Jerusalem holy site that has been a flashpoint for violence between Israel and the Palestinians.

The visit by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatens to inflame tensions further. It also prompted the Hamas militant group to announce the launch of a rare rocket from the West Bank and drew condemnation from across the Muslim world.

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