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Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian after Alleged Car-ramming

Israeli troops walk near a scene of stabbing incident near Hebron, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Mussa Issa Qawasma
Israeli troops walk near a scene of stabbing incident near Hebron, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Mussa Issa Qawasma
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Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian after Alleged Car-ramming

Israeli troops walk near a scene of stabbing incident near Hebron, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Mussa Issa Qawasma
Israeli troops walk near a scene of stabbing incident near Hebron, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Mussa Issa Qawasma

Israeli troops on Saturday shot and killed a Palestinian motorist who allegedly tried to ram his car into a group of soldiers patrolling in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli soldiers and media.

The incident took place near the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank.

In a brief statement, the military said the soldiers opened fire when the motorist tried to run them over. Israeli media said the driver was killed.

There was no way to immediately verify the account.

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Iraq's Population Reaches 45.4 Million in First Census in over 30 Years

Workers prepare to collect information from the public as Iraq began its first nationwide population census in decades, in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP)
Workers prepare to collect information from the public as Iraq began its first nationwide population census in decades, in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP)
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Iraq's Population Reaches 45.4 Million in First Census in over 30 Years

Workers prepare to collect information from the public as Iraq began its first nationwide population census in decades, in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP)
Workers prepare to collect information from the public as Iraq began its first nationwide population census in decades, in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP)

Iraq's population has risen to 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from a national census, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday.
The census, conducted on Nov. 20, was Iraq's first nationwide survey in more than three decades, marking a crucial step for future planning and development.
Prior to the census, the planning ministry estimated the population at 43 million.
The last census, conducted in 1997, did not include the Iraqi Kurdistan region, which has been under Kurdish administration since the 1991 Gulf War.
It counted 19 million Iraqis and officials estimated there were another 3 million in the Kurdish north, according to official statistics.