Israeli forces kill three West Bank militants: army
Israeli forces on Sunday shot dead three Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank who were on their "way to carry out an attack", the army said. "A short time ago, a vehicle carrying a squad of terrorists from the Jenin refugee camp was identified while on its way to carry out an attack," an army statement said. Soldiers opened fire at the vehicle and killed three passengers, it added, including the suspected squad leader Naif Abu Tsuik, 26, who the army said was a "leading military operative" from the Jenin camp. The army added he was "involved in military action against Israeli security forces and advancing military activity directed by terrorists in the Gaza Strip", the coastal enclave controlled by militant group Hamas. (AFP)