Israeli troops raid town of Palestinian gunman who killed three in Tel Aviv
by Associated Press in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y0NB)
Gun battle in occupied West Bank leaves at least one Palestinian militant dead, according to Israeli and Palestinian accounts
Israeli troops on Saturday raided the home town of a Palestinian who carried out a deadly shooting in Tel Aviv, causing a gun battle in the occupied West Bank that left at least one Palestinian militant dead, according to Israeli and Palestinian accounts.
The arrest raid was the latest in a series of events that have escalated tensions during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Clashes and protests in Jerusalem last year helped spark an 11-day war with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
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