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Wanted Palestinian militant killed in West Bank raid Wanted Palestinian militant killed in West Bank raid
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A Palestinian militant has been shot dead by Israeli troops in the West Bank, the Israeli army has said.A Palestinian militant has been shot dead by Israeli troops in the West Bank, the Israeli army has said.
Mohammad Assi, a member of Islamic Jihad, was killed during a gunfight in the village of Bilin, army spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner said. Mohammad Assi, a member of Islamic Jihad, was killed during a gunfight near the village of Bilin, army spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner said.
Assi reportedly exchanged fire for several hours with the soldiers from a cave after escaping an arrest raid.Assi reportedly exchanged fire for several hours with the soldiers from a cave after escaping an arrest raid.
He was suspected of planning a bomb attack on a bus in Tel Aviv on 21 November 2012 that injured 29 people.He was suspected of planning a bomb attack on a bus in Tel Aviv on 21 November 2012 that injured 29 people.
The attack happened at the end of an eight-day Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip.The attack happened at the end of an eight-day Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip.
"Mohammed Assi was hiding out in various places over the last year trying to avoid detection. This morning his running came to an abrupt end," Col Lerner wrote on Twitter."Mohammed Assi was hiding out in various places over the last year trying to avoid detection. This morning his running came to an abrupt end," Col Lerner wrote on Twitter.