Israeli troops kill Palestinian gunman in W. Bank
JENIN, West Bank, June 3 (Reuters) Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian gunman in the occupied West Bank today, witnesses and military officials said.
They said the 19-year-old member of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed wing of President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction, was shot dead in an exchange of fire with troops in Jenin refugee camp.
Israeli-Palestinian fighting has surged in recent weeks with rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip and Israeli strikes against militants in the territory.
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Story first published: Sunday, June 3, 2007, 12:07 [IST]