Israeli troops kill three Palestinian fighters in West Bank raid


  • World
  • Saturday, 22 Mar 2014

Palestinians look in a house filled with debris where Palestinian Hamas militant Hamza Abu Alhija was killed in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin March 22, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot three Palestinian fighters dead on Saturday in a raid on a home in the occupied West Bank to capture a wanted Hamas Islamist fighter, Israeli military and Palestinian officials said.

The Palestinian Authority denounced the violence that it said threatened U.S.-brokered peace talks ahead of a looming April deadline set by Secretary of State John Kerry.

Win a prize this Mother's Day by subscribing to our annual plan now! T&C applies.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In World

Blinken to travel to Guatemala on Tuesday, US State Dept says
Enhanced cultural exchanges urged between China, Bulgaria
Parents of US, Australian tourists presumed killed in Mexico to try identifying bodies
Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro hospitalized again with skin infection
Saudi Arabia posts 3.3-bln-USD deficit in Q1
Russian attacks on Kharkiv, surrounding area kill one, injure 17, officials say
Tanzania's southern highway shut down after 4 bridges washed away by flash floods
Feature: Gastronomy festival on Seine marks 60th anniversary of China-France ties
Key separatist commander among 3 killed in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region
Ukrainians in embattled east mark third Easter under fire

Others Also Read