Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, July 9

RAMALLAH -- A Palestinian child was killed Tuesday in Israeli army gunfire in the town of Deir Abu Mishal in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

In a statement, the ministry identified the boy as 13-year-old Ghassan Zahran, without providing further details. (West Bank-Israeli Attack-Child Death)

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