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| Man held over Gaza child killings | Man held over Gaza child killings |
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| A Palestinian militant has been arrested in connection with the killing of the three young sons of a Palestinian security officer on Monday. | A Palestinian militant has been arrested in connection with the killing of the three young sons of a Palestinian security officer on Monday. |
| Hisham Mukhmir of the Popular Resistance Committees was arrested in Gaza City, witnesses said. | Hisham Mukhmir of the Popular Resistance Committees was arrested in Gaza City, witnesses said. |
| In response, members of the Popular Resistance Committees seized a Fatah-linked security officer. | In response, members of the Popular Resistance Committees seized a Fatah-linked security officer. |
| In a separate development, Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in the West Bank, Palestinian officials said. | In a separate development, Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in the West Bank, Palestinian officials said. |
| Rising tension | |
| On Thursday morning, gunfire erupted as Palestinian security officers moved to arrest the militant in Gaza City in connection with the killing of the three sons of Baha Balusheh - who were aged six to 10. | |
| At least two people were injured in the exchange of fire, officials said. | |
| The Fatah-linked security officers said they arrested the militant from the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC). | |
| The shooting of the three sons - on a street crowded with children - has caused outraged among Palestinians. | |
| Fatah has blamed Hamas militants for the killing, a claim rejected by the group. | |
| In retaliation for Thursday's arrest, PRC members said they kidnapped the Fatah-linked security officer in Gaza City. | |
| Tension has been rising in Gaza ahead of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' weekend speech in which he is expected to outline his plans for resolving a long stand-off with Hamas. | |
| There have been suggestions that Mr Abbas could call for early elections, following the collapse of talks with Hamas over forming a unity government. | |
| Hamas, which took power after a stunning election win over Mr Abbas' Fatah party in January, has warned that such a move would amount to a coup. | |
| West Bank violence | |
| In the West Bank, Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians in separate incidents, Palestinian officials and medics said. | |
| They said one of the men was killed when the Israeli army clashed with stone-throwing demonstrators in the village of Kafr al-Deek, near Ramallah. | |
| The army said the soldiers opened fire because they felt their lives were in danger. | |
| In a later incident, a Palestinian man was killed outside the city of Nablus by Israeli soldiers, Palestinian souces say. | |
| The man was identified by residents and medical sources as a local militant. | |
| The Israeli army has so far made on comment on the Nablus incident. |