Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in clashes following Sheik Ahmed Yassin’s assassination. Witnesses said one man was shot dead by Israeli troops in the Gaza town of Khan Yunis, and another one was killed outside Nablus in the West Bank on Monday. The deaths came as Palestinians took to the streets to vent their rage at the predawn Israeli airstrike that killed the Hamas founder.
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