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| The Israeli authorities have named a soldier and the Palestinian police officer charged with his murder at a West Bank intersection. | The Israeli authorities have named a soldier and the Palestinian police officer charged with his murder at a West Bank intersection. |
| Sgt Maj Ihab Khatib, 26, was stabbed in the chest through the open window of his parked 4x4 army vehicle on Wednesday at the Tapuach junction. | Sgt Maj Ihab Khatib, 26, was stabbed in the chest through the open window of his parked 4x4 army vehicle on Wednesday at the Tapuach junction. |
| Mohammed Khatib, who is not related, was arrested leaving the area in a car. | Mohammed Khatib, who is not related, was arrested leaving the area in a car. |
| The police have also reportedly arrested several members of the suspect's family. | The police have also reportedly arrested several members of the suspect's family. |
| Sgt Maj Khatib, a Druze non-commissioned officer in the elite Kfir Brigade, had tried to drive away, but had lost consciousness and his vehicle flipped over, the authorities said. | Sgt Maj Khatib, a Druze non-commissioned officer in the elite Kfir Brigade, had tried to drive away, but had lost consciousness and his vehicle flipped over, the authorities said. |
| His killer, reportedly "acting alone", is thought to have been waiting for a military vehicle to ambush. | His killer, reportedly "acting alone", is thought to have been waiting for a military vehicle to ambush. |
| Israeli media reported Mr Khatib's car had been halted when a security officer from a nearby settlement rammed it. | Israeli media reported Mr Khatib's car had been halted when a security officer from a nearby settlement rammed it. |
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| Meanwhile, in the Gaza Strip, one Palestinian has been killed and three others injured in two Israeli attacks. | |
| A spokesman said the Israeli air force had killed a man preparing to fire a Qassam rocket into Israel and injured another. | |
| The Israeli Defence Force identified the dead man as Fares Ahmed Jaber, 26, of Islamic Jihad. | |
| Earlier, two sisters, aged five and 13, had been injured in cross-fire between Palestinian men and Israeli troops, Israeli media reported. |