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Israeli Army Kills Eight Palestinians

Israeli army killed eight Palestinians on Thursday in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources reported.

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Israeli army killed eight Palestinians on Thursday in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources reported.

Palestinian Witnesses said a special Israeli army unit raided the government hospital in the West Bank city of Ramallah, shooting dead one of the four security guards.

The Israeli troops killed Sami Shamali and arrested the three others, they added.

Medics said one of the detained guards was shot in the leg, but Israeli soldiers would not allow him to receive medical treatment.

The killing brought the number of slain Palestinians in the day to eight, sparking Palestinian criticism of an Israeli military escalation.

An Israeli special unit killed an Hamas militant and a Palestinian bystander in Ramallah on an earlier occasion.

Palestinian security sources said the Israeli army had shot deadfive other Palestinians early in the morning in Jenin, Tulkarem, Nablus and Gaza.

Israeli army reinstates curfew on Bethlehem

After pulling out from the West Bank town of Bethlehem on the eve of Christmas, the Israeli army reinstated curfew on the town Thursday, local Palestinian residents said.

The Israeli tanks were seen rolling into central Bethlehem, firing heavy gunshot and dispersing people by tear gas canisters.

Palestinians were banned from leaving home, and any one who defied the curfew would be shot, according to the residents.

The yard of the Church of the Nativity, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, was surrounded by tanks, armored vehicles and Israeli soldiers, the residents said.

Several young Palestinians threw stones and empty bottles at the Israeli soldiers when they were enforcing the curfew on the town.

Israel Radio said the curfew on Bethlehem was re-imposed "according to the need for the Israeli security and fighting attacks carried out by Palestinians against Israel."

Under international pressure, Israeli army had temporarily lifted the curfew on the town to allow Christians to attend the midnight mass.

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