IDF troops shot and killed an armed Palestinian near Hebron Friday evening, Palestinian sources reported. Paratroopers operating in the village of Tafuh spotted a group of suspect terror operatives conducting target practice. The soldiers opened fire, hitting two of the men. One, Yussuf Yussuf Abed A-Nabi Zarikat, was seriously wounded and later evacuated to a hospital. The second man, Hajazi Muhammad Zarikat, succumbed to his wounds. Earlier Friday, an Islamic Jihad gunman died hours after he was critically wounded in a skirmish with IDF troops in the Gaza Strip. The gunman had opened fire on the soldiers together with a second operative, who managed to escape, Israel Radio reported.
Meanwhile, Palestinian terrorists fired two Kassam rockets at Sderot overnight Thursday. The rockets did not cause any damage or casualties, Israel Radio reported. Sources within the IDF assessed that the Kassams were fired by members of Islamic Jihad.
Also overnight Thursday, IDF troops arrested a Palestinian terror suspect in Nablus. The man was taken in for questioning.