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A Palestinian man was killed Tuesday in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers, a local official said. Fakhr Bassem Bani Jaber was “hit by a bullet in the heart” while he was standing in front of his house in Khirbet al-Tawil, a hamlet outside Aqraba, said Aqraba Mayor Salah Bani Jaber. The 43-year-old was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, the mayor added. The mayor said settlers from the neighbouring settlement of Gitit, including “three in military uniform”, shot Bani Jaber and left quickly. When AFP sought the military’s comment on the mayor’s account, a spokesman said…

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