A Palestinian terrorist was killed on Monday morning during a clash with Israeli forces near Bethlehem, Palestinian media reported.
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The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said that soldiers entered the Deheishe refugee camp early on Monday, sparking clashes with residents. The soldiers then directed tear gas and opened fire at the crowd, it said.
The agency said Omar Manaa, 22, was killed while six other Palestinians were wounded. In that operation and in similar raids overnight, many Palestinian terrorist suspects were arrested, including four from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Another terrorist who was arrested, according to Palestinian media, is the son of a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad official, Bassem Sa'adi, whose detention by Israeli troops in August led to a several-day flare-up. The son, Yihya, is in charge of the PIJ's operations in Jenin.
The Israeli military said soldiers entered the camp to arrest three wanted terrorists. It said the soldiers opened fire after the crowd hurled rocks and firebombs at them.
Palestinians later declared a general strike throughout Bethlehem, shuttering schools, businesses and government offices to protest the killing. The strike came as the city, revered by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus, is getting ready for the busy Christmas season.
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