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Israeli soldiers run toward Palestinians throwing stones, during clashes in the West Bank village of Al-Jalameh after a march against the Israeli military operations in Gaza strip, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. At least 22 Palestinians, including 12 militants and six children, as well as three Israelis have been killed in three days of fierce exchanges between the Israeli military and Gaza militants. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

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An Israeli army helicopter lands in an open area as soldiers search for the remains of a drone in the Negev in southern Israel on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Yehuda Lachiani)

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Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (left) visits the offices of al-Watan TV after an Israeli army pre-dawn raid in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Feb. 29, 2012. A Palestinian broadcaster says Israeli troops raided his TV station, seizing transmission equipment, computers and documents. A computer screen on right shows an Israeli soldier during the raid. (Associated Press)

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Noam Schalit, right, and Aviva Schalit, third right, parents of Israeli captured soldier Gilad Schalit walk together with their son Yoel, fifth right, and his girlfriend Yaara Winkler, fourth right, along with Israeli army officers towards an Army helicopter, not seen, in Tefen, northern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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An Israeli army tank advances Wednesday along the border between Israel and central Gaza Strip, seen in the background. Militants launched mortar shells into Israel and Israeli jets bombed targets in Gaza on Wednesday, just as Israeli and Palestinian leaders held peace talks in Jerusalem with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Associated Press)

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In this undated photo, originally posted on a Facebook page belonging to Eden Aberjil, and taken from the Israeli blog site sachim.tumblr.com, an Israeli army soldier poses in front of blindfolded men identified in the Israeli new media as Palestinian prisoners. Israeli news media and bloggers have identified the soldier in the photos as Aberjil. (AP Photo/sachim.tumblr.com)

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In this undated photo, originally posted on a Facebook page belonging to Eden Aberjil, and taken from the Israeli blog site sachim.tumblr.com, an Israeli army soldier poses in front of blindfolded men identified in the Israeli new media as Palestinian prisoners. Israeli news media and bloggers have identified the soldier in the photos as Aberjil. (AP Photo/sachim.tumblr.com)

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In this undated photo, originally posted on a Facebook page belonging to Eden Aberjil, and taken from the Israeli blog site sachim.tumblr.com, an Israeli army soldier poses in front of blindfolded men identified in the Israeli media as Palestinian prisoners. The Hebrew in the top right translates as, "Eden Arberjil's photos - army...the best time of my life." Israeli news media and bloggers have identified the soldier in the photos as Aberjil. (AP Photo/sachim.tumblr.com)

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The Israeli army removed the wall because of a reduced security threat and increased coordination with the Palestinian security forces, officials said. (Associated Press)