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Thu 08 Aug 2001Palestinian boy shot dead by Israeli troopsIsraeli forces shot dead a Palestinian boy today and launched another missile strike against a leader of the Palestinian uprising.Five other youths were wounded, hospital sources said. The Israeli army had no immediate comment on the death, the latest in a cycle of violence that has overshadowed fresh efforts to establish a truce.