Militant shot dead in West Bank
Israeli fores near Jenin
Israeli forces patrol near Jenin where they often carry out raids
An Islamic Jihad militant has been killed by Israeli forces near the West Bank city of Jenin.
According to the Israeli military, 20-year-old Jihad Nawhda was shot while trying to escape arrest and died on the way to the hospital.
Palestinian witnesses said he was ambushed outside a cafe and the Israeli forces fired without warning.
Islamic Jihad fired a number of rockets into southern Israel from Gaza in retaliation for the killing.
Israeli forces say Mr Nawhda was suspected of plotting to carry out attacks and had been wanted for a year.
Eyewitnesses were quoted saying that the Israeli forces surrounded an internet cafe in the village of Yamoun and opened fire when Mr Nawhda came out.
Quiet will be answered with quiet. But if the situation requires, we will act
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak
"A truck came and stopped in front of the coffee place, when the guy came out. Soldiers and special forces were shooting at the coffee place and towards the guy.
"The whole thing did not last more than 10 seconds. They took him with them, put him in the car and left the place," the witness added.
Concerning the rocket fire from Gaza, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said the military was "not deterred from taking action in Gaza" but was "not racing" to do so.
"Quiet will be answered with quiet. But if the situation requires, we will act. And at the time and place and in the manner we deem appropriate," he said.
A six-month truce between Israel and the Hamas militant group which controls Gaza is due to expire on Friday.
It does not apply to the West Bank, which is controlled by the Palestinian Authority, led by Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah organisation.
Israel sees the truce as open-ended, but Hamas officials say there was no point in extending it if Israel continued to "violate the terms".
Aid workers have warned of serious humanitarian consequences in Gaza if Israel further tightens its blockade on the territory, which it imposed when Hamas ousted the pro-Fatah PA regime in May 2007.
Source BBC NEWS
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