Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian in West Bank ( 2003-07-09 15:03) (Agencies)
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian in the West Bank on Wednesday during
an operation to arrest his brother, a wanted militant, Palestinian security
sources and witnesses said.
Israeli military sources said soldiers opened fire after being shot at. The
incident followed a claim of responsibility from Islamic militants in Jenin for
a suicide bombing that killed an Israeli woman on Monday, violating a 10-day-old
truce.
Palestinian security sources said Israeli forces entered the village of
Burqin close to Jenin early on Wednesday, burst into a Palestinian home and
arrested a 22-year-old militant. The sources said that moments later soldiers
fired at the neighboring home of the militant's 27-year-old brother, who they
said was shot and killed while looking out a window. They said the man's wife
was shot in the head and seriously wounded.
At least 2,131 Palestinians and 761 Israelis have been killed in a
militant-led Palestinian uprising for independence launched in September 2000.
A US-backed "road map" peace plan was launched last month and leading
Palestinian factions declared a cease-fire, but some local militant groups have
refused to abide by it.
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