Palestinian gunmen opened fire on Israeli positions in the Bethlehem area. The fighting began after Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian man wanted for involvement in several attacks on Israelis. In other violence, Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian during a confrontation near the West Bank city of Jenin, and a Palestinian youth was killed by Israeli fire near Kalkilya.
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