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2 killed in clashes with Israeli troops

Gunfire and clashes with Israeli troops left two Palestinians dead and three wounded at a Palestinian refugee camp near Jerusalem early on Monday, a Palestinian Health Ministry spokesman said. A 21-year-old and a 28-year-old were killed during an exchange of gunfire between Palestinian militants and Israeli troops at the Qalandia refugee camp, he said. The camp straddles the area between the West Bank and Jerusalem's municipal boundaries.