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2 Palestinians Killed, 7 Wounded As Violence Flares in Territories

May 17, 1988
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Two Palestinians were killed and seven were wounded in clashes with security forces in the administered territories Monday.

The violence flared anew as Moslems marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

A 17-year-old youth was fatally shot when Israel Defense Force soldiers opened fire to quell a riot in the Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza. Two other Palestinians were wounded there.

Two more were wounded in clashes in the West Bank town of kalkilya, and three Arabs were wounded after hurling rocks and gasoline bombs at a border patrol in Idna village, in the Hebron hills.

The body of a Palestinian resident of the West Bank village of Azmout was brought to the government hospital in Nablus on Monday. The IDF is investigating the cause of death.

Curfews were imposed Monday on the Kalandiya and Tulkarm refugee camps.

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