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Israeli Soldiers Kill Mentally-Handicapped Palestinian in West Bank

HeadlineFeb 15, 2006

Meanwhile, in the Occupied Territories, Israeli soldiers shot dead a mentally ill Palestinian man near the West Bank town of Jenin. Twenty-year-old Mujahid Smadi was shot after approaching the soldiers during a raid to capture wanted members of Islamic Jihad. Witnesses said he was carrying a toy gun and told the soldiers to leave his hometown.

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