Israeli troops kill Palestinian in WBank-sources

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec 14 (Reuters) Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian during a confrontation with stone throwers in the occupied West Bank today, Palestinian security sources and hospital officials said.

They said the 29-year-old man was shot dead in the village of Kafr al-Deek, near Ramallah. It was not immediately clear if he was taking part in the confrontation.

An Israeli military spokesman had no immediate comment.

Israel has pressed its raids against suspected militants and patrols in the West Bank despite a truce declared last month in the Gaza Strip, another territory where Palestinians want statehood.

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