Fate of slain Palestinians fuels new feud with Israeli authorities

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By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is refusing to return the bodies of Palestinians killed during a month-old surge of violence unless the Palestinian side agrees to keep their funerals "modest", the Israeli defense minister said on Sunday. In the latest incidents, a Palestinian tried to stab an Israeli soldier during disturbances near Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on Sunday and was shot dead, the army said. Since Oct. 1, at least 66 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire.




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