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Israelis admit shooting Palestinian gunman

Israeli troops say they shot dead a Palestinian gunman and wounded another outside a Jewish settlement in the West Bank in an incident that breaches a ceasefire.

A military source said Israeli forces near Bracha spotted two armed men approaching the settlement, very close to its gate.

The soldiers opened fire and saw the two men were hit. One was killed and the other is said to be undergoing treatment. 

Elsewhere, a 15-year-old Palestinian boy was reported shot dead by Israeli troops in the West Bank town of Beitunia, near Ramallah