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Third Palestinian confirmed dead: Palestinian Ministry of Health

A third Palestinian was killed on Friday after clashes erupted between Israeli forces and protesters over new security measures at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site, the Palestinian health ministry said.
 
"A Palestinian was killed after he was shot in the heart by live bullets," the ministry said of the incident in Abu Dis in the occupied West Bank. It provided no further details on the circumstances (via @AFP).