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Fresh Israeli airstrike on Gaza kills two as army shot dead boy in west Bank

By Xinhua

Gaza : Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike into northern Gaza Strip and Israeli soldiers shot dead a boy in West Bank city of Hebron during clashes with residents protesting against the Israeli offensive into Gaza.

The latest air strike brings the death toll of five days of Israeli attacks into Gaza Strip to more than 95, according to Palestinian paramedics.

Israel started airstrikes into Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing tens of Palestinians, including civilians. On Saturday, Israel sent troops to the eastern territories of northern Gaza where more than 60 people were killed on the second day of the incursion.

Protesting Gaza offensive, West Bank residents took to the streets in various places and threw stones at the Israeli forces. In Hebron, 18-year-old Mahmoud Massalma was shot dead by an Israeli sniper as he and hundreds of residents rallied near the separation wall in the city.

More than 20 West Bank residents were reportedly wounded in similar demonstrations and stone-throwing incidents.