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| Israeli forces kill suspected Palestinian gunman in West Bank | Israeli forces kill suspected Palestinian gunman in West Bank |
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| Days after two officers were killed in Jerusalem, man shot dead after police tried to arrest him | |
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| Sun 16 Jul 2017 07.26 BST | |
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| Israeli forces killed a suspected Palestinian militant they were seeking to arrest after he shot at them in the occupied West Bank, police and the military said. | Israeli forces killed a suspected Palestinian militant they were seeking to arrest after he shot at them in the occupied West Bank, police and the military said. |
| Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the man was suspected of carrying out two attacks in the West Bank on Saturday and opened fire at soldiers and policemen who had tracked him down. | Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the man was suspected of carrying out two attacks in the West Bank on Saturday and opened fire at soldiers and policemen who had tracked him down. |
| “The terrorist was found and surrounded, he pulled out his weapons at them, and in response, the terrorist was killed,” Rosenfeld said. | “The terrorist was found and surrounded, he pulled out his weapons at them, and in response, the terrorist was killed,” Rosenfeld said. |
| There was no immediate comment from Palestinian officials. | There was no immediate comment from Palestinian officials. |
| The incident took place before dawn in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, near the city of Ramallah, and no Israeli casualties were reported. One man was lightly wounded in the Saturday shooting, the Israeli military said. | The incident took place before dawn in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, near the city of Ramallah, and no Israeli casualties were reported. One man was lightly wounded in the Saturday shooting, the Israeli military said. |
| A wave of Palestinian street attacks that began in 2015 has slowed but has not stopped. At least 260 Palestinians and one Jordanian citizen have been killed since the violence began. | A wave of Palestinian street attacks that began in 2015 has slowed but has not stopped. At least 260 Palestinians and one Jordanian citizen have been killed since the violence began. |
| Israel says at least 175 of those killed were carrying out attacks while others died in clashes and protests. | Israel says at least 175 of those killed were carrying out attacks while others died in clashes and protests. |
| Forty Israelis, two US tourists and a British student have been killed in Palestinian stabbings, shootings and car-rammings. A few of the attacks had been carried out by Arab Israeli citizens. | Forty Israelis, two US tourists and a British student have been killed in Palestinian stabbings, shootings and car-rammings. A few of the attacks had been carried out by Arab Israeli citizens. |
| On Friday, two Israeli policemen were shot dead by three Arab Israeli gunmen on the outskirts of one of Jerusalem’s most sacred sites, known as Noble Sanctuary to Muslims and Temple Mount to Jews. The gunmen were all shot dead by police. | On Friday, two Israeli policemen were shot dead by three Arab Israeli gunmen on the outskirts of one of Jerusalem’s most sacred sites, known as Noble Sanctuary to Muslims and Temple Mount to Jews. The gunmen were all shot dead by police. |
| Israel blames the violence on incitement by the Palestinian leadership. The Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited self-rule in the West Bank, says desperation over the 50-year occupation of land sought by Palestinians for a state is the cause. | Israel blames the violence on incitement by the Palestinian leadership. The Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited self-rule in the West Bank, says desperation over the 50-year occupation of land sought by Palestinians for a state is the cause. |
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