Road Crash in West Bank Kills 8 Palestinians, Injures 2

Road Crash in West Bank Kills 8 Palestinians, Injures 2
An ambulance of Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service in a file photo. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
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JERUSALEM—A truck and a van collided on a narrow two-lane highway in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, killing eight Palestinians and injuring another two, according to Israeli medics.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared Friday a day of mourning for the victims. Thousands of Palestinian laborers work in Jewish settlements along Highway 90, which runs through the Jordan Valley.