Palestinian police disperse Hebron Hamas supporters

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Hundreds of Hamas supporters demonstrated on a main road in the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday evening (July 7), protesting Israeli air strikes against militants in Gaza.

Hebron, a flashpoint of violence between Palestinians and Israelis, is a stronghold of Hamas.

Palestinian police dispersed the protesters, citing lack of permission from the Palestinian Authority.

Hamas has vowed revenge for what it saw as Israel's deadliest attacks on Monday in which six Palestinian militants died, though Israel denied any involvement.

The surge in violence has raged since the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli youths last month and a Palestinian teen last week.

The Hebron demonstrators denounced the killing of the Palestinian youngster, Mohammed Abu Khudair, whose death was blamed on far-right Jews.

Hebron has born the brunt of Israeli raids since June 12, when the three Jewish teens went missing while hitchhiking n

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