WEST BANK: Militant leader declares ceasefire over after Israel kills three Palestinian militants in the West Bank
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WEST BANK: Militant leader declares ceasefire over after Israel kills three Palestinian militants in the West Bank
- Title: WEST BANK: Militant leader declares ceasefire over after Israel kills three Palestinian militants in the West Bank
- Date: 29th September 2005
- Summary: SECOND BODY BEING TAKEN FROM HOSPITAL TO MORTUARY
- Embargoed: 14th October 2005 13:00
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- Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
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- Story Text: Israeli soldiers shot dead three Palestinian militants near the West Bank town of Jenin on Thursday (September 29), a Palestinian security source said.
The confrontations erupted during an Israeli incursion overnight, apparently to arrest gunmen in the occupied territory and as Israel continued air raids against militant targets in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army said troops opened fire on two gunmen who attempted to shoot them near the village of Burqin, both wanted members of Islamic Jihad. Palestinian witnesses said the gunmen had hid in an olive tree when Israeli troops shot them.
In Jenin the troops exchanged fire with a gunman during an arrest raid, killing him. Palestinian sources said the gunman was a member of the al-Aqsa Brigades, an armed wing of the mainstream Fatah movement.
Soldiers also arrested 12 suspected militants in raids conducted in the Jenin, Nablus and Bethlehem areas of the West Bank, the Israeli army said. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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