Israeli army announces killing of three Palestinian fighters,

September 7, 2006

Jenin - Ma'an - The Israeli army has said on Thursday evening that soldiers killed three Palestinians from the West Bank town of Qabatia who were fortified inside a house in the village. The army alleged that the men had thrown an explosive device at an Israeli military jeep without causing casualties. At the same time, local sources said that the local leader of the al-Aqsa Brigades, the main military wing of Fatah, Rashid Zakarna, was arrested.

Ma'an's correspondent reported that over 40 Israeli military vehicles invaded Qabatia under cover of a helicopter and clashed with Palestinian resistance fighters, injuring five, one of which seriously. In addition, medical sources said that the Israeli army detained an ambulance which was transferring a seriously injured Palestinian. The injured Palestinian has since died.