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Former Hamas minister shot by unknown gunmen in West Bank

Nasser al-Din al-Shaer, a former Palestinian minister and prominent Hamas figure in the occupied West Bank was shot and wounded by unknown gunmen in Nablus on Friday.

The attack came amid tensions over student dissent in Nablus between Palestinian Authority and Hamas supporters
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