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Arab sources identify this man as the terrorist shot by IDF troops on Feb. 24, 2015 in Daheisha, Bethlehem.

An IDF soldier was injured during operations in Beit Lechem (Bethlehem) overnight.

The soldiers were confronted the the in Daheisha neighborhood by a large group of Arabs throwing firebombs and blocks at them.

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IDF troops returned fire at one of them, a 20-year old terrorist who threw a firebomb, killing the terrorist.

Arab sources have identified the dead terrorist as Jihad al-Jaafari. al-Jaafari’s family claim he wasn’t involved in the clash and didn’t throw anything at the soldiers. They claim he he was merely watching the fighting from the roof of a building.

The injured soldier was listed as lightly to moderately injured, with a head injury, and was evacuated to the hospital.

The Arabs have now called for a general strike in Daheisha.

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