Israel admitted that a 12-year-old Palestinian killed in a gun battle was struck by Israeli bullets. “This was a grave event, an event we are all sorry about,” said the Israeli army’s chief of operations. Saturday’s shooting of the boy was captured by French television and shown throughout the world.
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