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| Six killed as Israel targets militants in West Bank raid | |
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| The raid was one of the deadliest in recent months | The raid was one of the deadliest in recent months |
| Five Palestinians, including several gunmen, have been killed in a major Israeli raid against a militant group in the occupied West Bank. | Five Palestinians, including several gunmen, have been killed in a major Israeli raid against a militant group in the occupied West Bank. |
| A sixth Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli troops who were attacked with stones in a protest against the raid, Palestinian medical sources say. | A sixth Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli troops who were attacked with stones in a protest against the raid, Palestinian medical sources say. |
| The operation in the northern city of Nablus targeted the recently formed Lion's Den group. | The operation in the northern city of Nablus targeted the recently formed Lion's Den group. |
| The group killed an Israeli soldier in a shooting earlier this month. | The group killed an Israeli soldier in a shooting earlier this month. |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had locked down Nablus for the past two weeks amid an intensive search for the killer of 21-year-old Staff Sergeant Ido Baruch, shot dead in an ambush close to a nearby Israeli settlement. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had locked down Nablus for the past two weeks amid an intensive search for the killer of 21-year-old Staff Sergeant Ido Baruch, shot dead in an ambush close to a nearby Israeli settlement. |
| There has been an intensification of violence between Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank in recent weeks amid an ongoing Israeli operation to root out militants following a wave of deadly attacks against Israelis earlier this year. | There has been an intensification of violence between Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank in recent weeks amid an ongoing Israeli operation to root out militants following a wave of deadly attacks against Israelis earlier this year. |