An undercover Israeli Defence Force (IDF) unit killed two Palestinian militants in a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin early on Tuesday, Israeli security forces said.According to the Israeli daily, Haaretz, the two militants, identified as members of Saraya al-Quds, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad were killed after a brief gun battle, according to Israeli security forces. One of the two killed was Khaled Hussein, a senior leader in the military wing of Islamic Jihad in the northern West Bank. He was believed to have taken part in the planning of several terrorist attacks, including a failed shooting attack outside Tul Karm in July, Haaretz reported.
The second militant killed was named as Tareq Abu Ali, Hussein's assistant.
The IDF special unit members were dressed in civilian clothes and used a car with Palestinian plates to ambush the two Palestinians, Israeli security sources said. A back-up Israeli army unit entered the city and arrested at least six other people, according to the sources.