An Israeli teen-ager was shot and wounded by an Israeli soldier at the Gush Katif settlement checkpoint in the Gaza Strip. The teen-aged settler, who was driving Palestinian workers through the checkpoint, got out of his car and advanced in a threatening manner toward the checkpoint while the soldiers were checking identity cards, according to the Israel Defense Force.
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