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Israeli forces kill three Palestinian militants in West Bank | |
(about 16 hours later) | |
Palestinians gather at the scene where Israeli forces killed three Palestinians near Jenin | Palestinians gather at the scene where Israeli forces killed three Palestinians near Jenin |
Israeli security forces say they have killed three Palestinian militants near Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank. | |
The Israeli army said the group was preparing an attack and that an automatic rifle was found in their car. | |
Islamic Jihad said all three were members and vowed a "strong response from the resistance". | |
They deaths on Sunday came a day after a Palestinian gunman fatally shot an Israeli security guard in Tel Aviv. Another guard killed the attacker. | |
On Friday, armed Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian village where a young Palestinian man was shot dead, while an Israeli security guard was killed in an attack in Tel Aviv. | On Friday, armed Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian village where a young Palestinian man was shot dead, while an Israeli security guard was killed in an attack in Tel Aviv. |
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the security forces, saying: "We will continue to take action - everywhere and at any moment - against those who seek to attack us." | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the security forces, saying: "We will continue to take action - everywhere and at any moment - against those who seek to attack us." |
The Jenin camp was the focus of a major Israeli operation last month. | |
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said: "These horrific crimes in Jenin would not have taken place had the perpetrators not felt safe from punishment." | |
Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, said that the militants had been "assassinated" and that Israel would "not escape paying the price". | |
Abbas bids to reassert control with Jenin visit | Abbas bids to reassert control with Jenin visit |
Palestinian boy shot in Jenin was unarmed - family | Palestinian boy shot in Jenin was unarmed - family |
Two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank | Two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank |
On Friday night, extremist settlers went on the rampage in a Palestinian village in the West Bank, killing a 19-year-old man. Israeli police say two settlers have been arrested. | On Friday night, extremist settlers went on the rampage in a Palestinian village in the West Bank, killing a 19-year-old man. Israeli police say two settlers have been arrested. |
The latest settler attack has been condemned as terrorism by Washington, its stronger language appearing to show increased frustration with the positions of Israel's far-right government. | The latest settler attack has been condemned as terrorism by Washington, its stronger language appearing to show increased frustration with the positions of Israel's far-right government. |
Related Topics | Related Topics |
Israel & the Palestinians | Israel & the Palestinians |
Israel | Israel |
Palestinian territories | Palestinian territories |