Israeli troops kill Palestinians

Israeli troops kill Palestinians

Three Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers while trying to cross the security barrier from the Gaza Strip into Israel, the AFP news agency reports citing a Palestinian medical source. A fourth Palestinian was wounded during the attempt to cross into Israel near the Erez border crossing on Saturday, the source said. The Israeli army declined to confirm or deny the report. In a separate incident, two members of Fatah - the party of Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president - were killed during an Israeli army incursion into Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian medical and security officials said. Hassan Abu Sheikh and Rayed Zorhi were shot dead by Israeli soldiers on Saturday who had entered the old town, they said. A woman was also injured. The Palestinian officials said neither of the men had been on the list of fighters being sought by the Israeli army and there had been no shots fired from their two houses, which had been surrounded by troops. The Israeli army declined to confirm or deny the reports when contacted by AFP. An Israeli settler was killed on Thursday when Palestinian men opened fire on his vehicle in the West Bank.

Source: Agencies