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| Israelis kill two in West Bank | Israelis kill two in West Bank |
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| Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians in a attack on a university building in the West Bank city of Nablus. | Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians in a attack on a university building in the West Bank city of Nablus. |
| One of those killed was a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group. | One of those killed was a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group. |
| Local reports say the other man was a student who was not a militant. The Israeli army said both men were armed. | Local reports say the other man was a student who was not a militant. The Israeli army said both men were armed. |
| Islamic Jihad has said attacks on its militants in the West Bank could jeopardise a six-month truce in the Gaza Strip, which started last week. | Islamic Jihad has said 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 Islamic Jihad member, Tareq Abu Ghali, had been planning a bomb attack and that troops had found weapons and explosives in his rooms. | The Israeli army said the Islamic Jihad member, Tareq Abu Ghali, had been planning a bomb attack and that troops had found weapons and explosives in his rooms. |
| The official Palestinian news agency said both men had multiple bullet wounds and that one had been shot in the head at close range. | 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 Egyptian-brokered truce. | BBC Gaza correspondent Aleem Maqbool says the deaths are likely to test 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. | While the West Bank is not covered by this truce, incidents like these have put a strain on similar ceasefires in the past. |
| Mortar attack | Mortar attack |
| The violence came as the truce 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. |
| Meanwhile, the Israeli army said a mortar had been fired from Gaza into Israel late on Monday, about three hours before the Nablus operation. | Meanwhile, the Israeli army said a mortar had been fired from Gaza into Israel late on Monday, about three hours before the Nablus operation. |
| No group has admitted 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 admitted 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. |
| 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 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. | 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. |