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RAMALLAH, April 20 (KUNA) -- At least 8 Palestinians were wounded when Israeli troops storming Qalandia refugee camp in occupied Jerusalem opened fire at angry locals.
The Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported that the Israeli forces stormed the camp at predawn Wednesday to demolish the family house of Hussein Abu Ghush, 17, who was killed by Israeli soldiers on January 25, after he allegedly partook in a stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers.
Israeli troops and undercover forces broke into the camp and demolished the family house of Abu Ghush, in a collective punishment against his entire family, provoking clashes with local Palestinians.
During the clashes, the Israeli troops used live ammunition and rubber-coated bullets to disperse the angry locals, injuring at least eight of them, including three with live bullets.
Dozens others, meanwhile, suffered suffocation due to inhaling teargas against them used by the forces.
In Al-Esawiya village, northeastern of East Jerusalem, Israeli troops detained 20 Palestinians, including children, after in a broad crackdown campaign on village. (end)
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