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Dozens injured in West Bank clashes
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Dozens of Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces during clashes in the occupied West Bank on Friday, witnesses said.Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and live fire at demonstrators near Qalandia checkpoint, hitting a Palestinian youth in the foot.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said at least 80 Palestinians hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli forces, lightly injuring one soldier.
In Hebron, clashes broke out near the Ibrahimi Mosque, referred to as the Cave of the Patriarchs by Jews, and several people were hit by rubber-coated steel bullets.
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