The Palestinian Authority declared Thursday a day of mourning for those killed the previous day during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank village of Beit Rima. Israel claims five armed Palestinians were killed during Wednesday’s operation, while Palestinian sources put the number at 10 and claimed they were not firing on Israeli troops.
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