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Health

Senior Palestinian militant jailed by Israel dies of cancer

Palestinians including gunmen gather during a protest following the death of senior Palestinian militant Nasser Abu Hmaid who was jailed by Israel and died in an Israeli hospital where he has been moved to after his health conditions deteriorated, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

(This Dec. 20 story has been corrected to remove reference to the Palestinian militant dying in an Israeli jail in the headline)

RAMALLAH/GAZA (Reuters) - A senior Palestinian militant jailed for life by Israel, and who was cited by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a speech to the United Nations, died of cancer on Tuesday, authorities said.

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