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Israelis kill two Palestinian men | Israelis kill two Palestinian men |
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Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians, one an elderly man shot in the West Bank and the other a Hamas militant in Gaza hit by an air strike. | Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians, one an elderly man shot in the West Bank and the other a Hamas militant in Gaza hit by an air strike. |
The army said it responded to fire as troops entered a house in Hebron. The 67-year-old man was killed and his 65-year-old wife was seriously wounded. | The army said it responded to fire as troops entered a house in Hebron. The 67-year-old man was killed and his 65-year-old wife was seriously wounded. |
In Gaza Strip, the army said it killed an armed militant planting a bomb. | In Gaza Strip, the army said it killed an armed militant planting a bomb. |
Over 50 Palestinians have been killed in the last few weeks, as Israel stepped up raids on militant suspects. | Over 50 Palestinians have been killed in the last few weeks, as Israel stepped up raids on militant suspects. |
The Israeli military been shelling Gaza regularly, and occasionally launching land incursions, aimed at stopping the firing of Qassam rockets into Israel. | The Israeli military been shelling Gaza regularly, and occasionally launching land incursions, aimed at stopping the firing of Qassam rockets into Israel. |
In May an Israeli woman was killed by a Qassam rocket, the first fatality since November 2006 from almost daily Palestinian rocket fire. | In May an Israeli woman was killed by a Qassam rocket, the first fatality since November 2006 from almost daily Palestinian rocket fire. |
Circumstances disputed | |
The Israeli military said troops in Hebron opened fire on a man who tried to assault them during an arrest raid. | |
Officials said occupants in the house threw a gas canister and other household objects at them. It said two wanted men inside the house were arrested. | |
A Palestinian security source said soldiers came to a house before dawn and shot dead the man who answered the door, afterwards shooting his wife. | |
Family members quoted by Israeli newspaper Haaretz says the soldiers fired on them after a verbal confrontation, and that they had not attack the soldiers physically. | |
Hospital officials said in all seven members of the family of the dead man, Yahya al-Jabari, were wounded. | |
Meanwhile, a summit scheduled for Thursday between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has been postponed indefinitely. | Meanwhile, a summit scheduled for Thursday between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has been postponed indefinitely. |
Palestinian officials said the postponement resulted from difficulties in preparation and more discussions were needed. | Palestinian officials said the postponement resulted from difficulties in preparation and more discussions were needed. |
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