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A US citizen told AFP he was shot by Israeli forces and wounded in the leg during a protest Friday against settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, as the Israeli military confirmed it fired live rounds to disperse the gathering. Palestinian medics reported that a foreign activist was shot during the demonstration in the town of Beita, while the Israeli military said he was “accidentally injured”. The activist, who asked to use a pseudonym, Amado Sison, for security concerns, said he joined the rally to help defend Palestinians. “There was a demonstration and we were there to film, to m…

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