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| Three killed in West Bank clashes | Three killed in West Bank clashes |
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| Three people have been shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the northern part of the West Bank, Palestinian medical sources say. | Three people have been shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the northern part of the West Bank, Palestinian medical sources say. |
| Two were killed in al-Fara refugee camp near Jenin and a third person was shot dead in the village of Yamoun. | Two were killed in al-Fara refugee camp near Jenin and a third person was shot dead in the village of Yamoun. |
| The Israeli army said troops had been involved in operations against suspected militants and had opened fire after encountering armed men. | The Israeli army said troops had been involved in operations against suspected militants and had opened fire after encountering armed men. |
| It was not immediately clear if those killed were militants or civilians. | It was not immediately clear if those killed were militants or civilians. |
| 'Road map still valid' | |
| Unconfirmed reports say one of those killed in al-Fara had been throwing stones at Israeli troops. | |
| But Palestinian medical sources said they were both militants, one aged 17 and the other 24. | |
| The man killed in Yamoun was said to have been in his mid-twenties. | |
| Javier Solana, the EU foreign policy chief, has been visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories. | |
| After talks on Thursday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, he said the EU was still committed to the internationally agreed "road map" plan for peace. | |
| "The problem now is not the road map - the problem now is the road map has never been implemented," he said. | |
| Mr Solana is due to visit the West Bank town of Nablus on Friday before moving on to Lebanon. | |
| Barrier protest fails | |
| In another development, the supreme court in Israel rejected a petition filed by Palestinian villagers against a section of the barrier Israel is building in the West Bank. | |
| The court ruled that Israeli security considerations outweighed the damage caused to Palestinians. | |
| It said no alternative route in that area would meet security needs. | |
| The petition concerned a 6km section due to be built on Palestinian land around three Jewish settlements in the northern West Bank. | |
| Palestinians say the barrier is part of an illegal land grab designed to ensure that many Jewish settlements become part of Israel under any future peace deal. | |
| The Israeli government says it is a security measure to keep out Palestinian attackers. |