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An Arab was shot dead IN clashes with Israeli forces on the Gaza border Tuesday, the Hamas-run health ministry in the strip said, as tensions remained days after 17 people were killed when a
mass demonstration led to clashes.

The ministry identified the dead man as 25-year-old Ahmed Arafa, saying he was shot in clashes east of Bureij in central Gaza.

The Israeli army said it was looking into the incident and could not immediately comment.

18 people were killed during the riots at the security fence on the Gaza border Friday when they attempted to scale the security fence or hurled firebombs at soldiers were killed in Friday’s clashes, with hundreds more wounded. Ten of those killed were affiliated with the Hamas terror organization which rules the Gaza Strip.