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Israelis 'kill two in West Bank' Israelis kill two in West Bank
(about 1 hour later)
Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians in the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian sources say. Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians in a attack on a university building in the West Bank city of Nablus.
Israel's army said it had killed a senior member of the Islamic Jihad militant group in the strike but could not confirm the second reported death. One of those killed was a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group.
The militant, Tarek Jumea Abu Ali, 24, was wanted by Israel for instigating attacks, Israel's army said. Local reports say the other man was a student who was not a militant. The Israeli army said both men were armed.
Islamic Jihad had warned attacks on its militants in the West Bank could jeopardise a truce in the Gaza Strip. Islamic Jihad has warned attacks on its militants in the West Bank could jeopardise a six-month truce in the Gaza Strip, which started last week.
The Israeli army said the militant died in an exchange of fire, and that explosive devices and weapons were found in his flat. The Israeli army said that the Islamic Jihad member, Tareq Abu Ghali, had been planning a bomb attack, and that troops had found weapons and explosives in his rooms.
But neighbours say the two men died in an explosion. The official Palestinian news agency said both men had multiple bullet wounds, and that one had been shot in the head at close range.
BBC Gaza correspondent Aleem Maqbool says the deaths are likely to test the the Egyptian-brokered truce.
While the West Bank is not covered by this truce, incidents like these have put a strain on similar ceasefires in the past.
Mortar attackMortar attack
The violence came as the ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip went into its sixth day. The violence came as the truce between Israel and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip went into its sixth day.
While the West Bank is not covered by this truce, the reaction of militant groups in Gaza to Israeli operations in the West Bank is expected to test the ceasefire, which was brokered by Egypt.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army said a mortar was fired from Gaza into Israel late on Monday, about three hours before the Nablus operation.Meanwhile, the Israeli army said a mortar was fired from Gaza into Israel late on Monday, about three hours before the Nablus operation.
No group has claimed responsibility for the mortar attack, which caused no casualties, and Israel said it did not consider the strike to be a breach of the Gaza ceasefire.No group has claimed responsibility for the mortar attack, which caused no casualties, and Israel said it did not consider the strike to be a breach of the Gaza ceasefire.
Previous cease-fires in Gaza have broken down after retaliation from Gaza to Israeli operations in the West Bank.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is travelling to the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for talks with President Hosni Mubarak.Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is travelling to the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for talks with President Hosni Mubarak.
Their meeting is expected to focus on the ceasefire's progress and on a prisoner swap that forms part of the agreement.Their meeting is expected to focus on the ceasefire's progress and on a prisoner swap that forms part of the agreement.
Cairo wants Israel to re-open the Rafah crossing point between Egypt and Gaza, but Israel has made it clear the crossing will only be opened only if its soldier, Gilad Shalit, is released by Hamas. Cairo wants Israel to reopen the Rafah crossing point between Egypt and Gaza, but Israel has made it clear the crossing will be opened only if its captured soldier, Gilad Shalit, is released by Hamas.