Palestinians hurled more than 10 firebombs at Israeli soldiers in Hebron as an international fact-finding team lead by former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell was visiting the West Bank city. There were no injuries to soldiers, who fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the crowds.
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