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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 near 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 conflict between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip. | The attack happened at the end of an eight-day conflict between Israel and militants in 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. |
Israel Radio reported that two associates were arrested in the initial Israeli operation in Bilin in the early hours of Tuesday morning, but that Assi escaped and sought refuge in a nearby cave. | |
The troops surrounded the cave for a number of hours, during which there were exchanges of fire. At one point, a rocket-propelled grenade was launched at the troops, according to Israel Radio. | The troops surrounded the cave for a number of hours, during which there were exchanges of fire. At one point, a rocket-propelled grenade was launched at the troops, according to Israel Radio. |
Assi was eventually shot after refusing calls to surrender, it added. | Assi was eventually shot after refusing calls to surrender, it added. |
Islamic Jihad said he had been one of its members, and that he was "assassinated by the occupation in Kufr Nemeh", a village near Bilin. | Islamic Jihad said he had been one of its members, and that he was "assassinated by the occupation in Kufr Nemeh", a village near Bilin. |
Two months ago, three Palestinians were shot dead in clashes that erupted when Israeli troops tried to detain a suspect in the Qalandiya refugee camp. | Two months ago, three Palestinians were shot dead in clashes that erupted when Israeli troops tried to detain a suspect in the Qalandiya refugee camp. |