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| Israeli troops have raided a bank and the offices of money-changers in West Bank towns, confiscating funds they say were intended to fund militants. | Israeli troops have raided a bank and the offices of money-changers in West Bank towns, confiscating funds they say were intended to fund militants. |
| The army said it seized almost $1.5m (£0.8m) in raids on premises in Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarm and Ramallah. | The army said it seized almost $1.5m (£0.8m) in raids on premises in Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarm and Ramallah. |
| The money had mostly come from Syria and Iran and was intended for Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants, the army said. | The money had mostly come from Syria and Iran and was intended for Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants, the army said. |
| Palestinian sources have said that millions of dollars, documents and files were "stolen" in the raids. | Palestinian sources have said that millions of dollars, documents and files were "stolen" in the raids. |
| At least eight currency exchange offices and a small bank were destroyed, the Israeli army said. | At least eight currency exchange offices and a small bank were destroyed, the Israeli army said. |
| Israeli forces also said they had arrested two men, discovering pistols and hunting rifles in raids on their homes. | Israeli forces also said they had arrested two men, discovering pistols and hunting rifles in raids on their homes. |
| Some 5m shekels ($1.2m; £0.6m) and 170,000 Jordanian dinars ($240,000; £130,000) had been seized, the army said. | Some 5m shekels ($1.2m; £0.6m) and 170,000 Jordanian dinars ($240,000; £130,000) had been seized, the army said. |
| The Nablus branch of the Jordanian National Bank was destroyed in one of the raids. | The Nablus branch of the Jordanian National Bank was destroyed in one of the raids. |
| Israeli security forces raided Palestinian banks in February 2004, taking from their vaults more than $9m (£5m) in what was said to be a move to choke funding to militants. | Israeli security forces raided Palestinian banks in February 2004, taking from their vaults more than $9m (£5m) in what was said to be a move to choke funding to militants. |
| The 2004 raids provoked rioting among Palestinians and a threat from Jordan that it would sue Israel to recover funds seized from Jordanian-owned banks. | The 2004 raids provoked rioting among Palestinians and a threat from Jordan that it would sue Israel to recover funds seized from Jordanian-owned banks. |
| Gaza violence | |
| Also on Wednesday, Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip killed a Palestinian man. | |
| The Israeli military said he was a militant who'd been trying to remove rocket-launchers used in an attack on Israeli territory. | |
| The army said one Israeli was injured when militants earlier fired rockets into Israel from the northern Gaza Strip. | |
| More than 220 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel began a military offensive nearly three months ago following the capture of a soldier by militants in a cross-border raid. | |
| Israel says it also wants to stop militants firing rockets into its territory. | |
| Two Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza since the start of the offensive. |