The Israeli army says troops shot and killed a Palestinian policeman outside a Gaza Strip settlement by mistake. The army said the man killed last Friday was among a crowd of 40 Palestinians gathered outside the settlement of Nissanit and was mistakenly fired upon by soldiers.
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