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Night clashes in Bethlehem

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Night clashes in Bethlehem

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Reuters

1 Views • Jul 04, 2014

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STORY: Dozens of Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem late on Friday (July 4) , after thousands attended the funeral of a teen they believe was kidnapped and killed by far-right Jews in Jerusalem.

At the entrance of Bethlehem, a frequent flashpoint of violence, youths threw stones at Israeli soldiers, who fired back with teargas, stun grenades and rubber bullets.

Earlier on Friday, in one of the most highly charged displays of enmity in Jerusalem in years, the body of Mohammed Abu Khudair, 16, wrapped in a Palestinian flag, was carried through his neighborhood under a sweltering sun.

Palestinian officials trying to calm tensions in recent weeks have said they would prevent any intifada, or uprising, and seek a solution to a crisis that began when three Israeli teens were kidnapped in the occupied West Bank on June 12.

The discovery of their dead bodies on Monday (June