Israeli forces kill Palestinian fighter, two security officers in West Bank clash

Palestinian mourners carry body of Palestinian security officer, Tayseer Issa, in the West Bank city of Jenin, Thursday, June 10, 2021. Israeli troops shot and killed three Palestinians, including two security officers, in a shootout that erupted in the West Bank town of Jenin during what appeared to be an Israeli arrest raid overnight, Palestinian officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

JENIN (Reuters): Israeli special forces on Thursday (June 10) killed an Islamic Jihad fighter and two Palestinian security officers in an exchange of fire during a raid in the occupied West Bank.

The special forces had entered the Palestinian city of Jenin to detain fighters suspected of having recently attacked Israeli troops, an Israeli security source said.