Israel kills militant in West Bank raid
JENIN, West Bank - Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian fighter in the West Bank early on Wednesday, hours after a Gaza missile strike on a van carrying militants and rockets killed 11 Palestinians, nine of them civilians.
In mounting violence, Israeli soldiers on a raid on the West Bank city of Jenin killed Mohammed al-Wash, 26, a militant with Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, part of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbass Fatah movement, a Palestinian security source said. The source added that a second gunman with Wash had been wounded by Israeli troops and was arrested.
An Israeli military source said a force in the area identified an armed gunman, fired and identified hitting him. "KAPOW" "Oh, nice shot Ari! Right in the ten ring." | Eyewitnesses said Israeli military jeeps had surrounded the only hospital in Jenin where a number of gunmen had entered after Wash was killed nearby. They said there were exchanges of gunfire between militants and Israeli troops from a refugee camp next to the hospital. There was no further comment from the Israeli military.
Posted by: Steve 2006-06-14 |