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Armed Palestinian attempts to infiltrate W. Bank settlement

By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service

Israel Defense Forces troops late Sunday opened fire on an armed Palestinian attempting to infiltrate the West Bank settlement of Shavei Shomron, west of Nablus.

The soldiers noticed the Palestinian trying to enter the settlement and called out to him to halt. The man refused and opened fire on the troops. None of the soldiers were injured.

The soldiers returned fire, upon which the Palestinian fled the scene. IDF forces are combing the area near the settlement for the gunmen.

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A Qassam rocket landed on Sunday north of the western Negev town of Sderot. There were no injuries reported, but a nearby structure suffered some damage.

Meanwhile, IDF troops earlier Sunday killed two Palestinian militants in separate incidents in the West Bank cities of Hebron and Nablus.

In Hebron, gunmen shot at soldiers who entered their neighborhood in response to an outbreak of violence between feuding family. The army patrol returned fire, killing a man identified as Baha al-Azuni and wounding two others.

Earlier Sunday, a Fatah-linked militant was shot dead by troops Sunday during a military operation, Palestinian sources said.

The militant was identified as Yusuf Al-A'asi of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. In a separate incident in the city, troops shot and wounded a Palestinian man.

Palestinian sources said IDF troops were operating overnight Saturday in the southern Gaza Strip near the Sufa Crossing. According to the sources, tanks and bulldozers entered the Strip with the support of helicopters. The sources added that troops carried out arrests.

The IDF confirmed that troops targeted a militant cell in southern Gaza that had been involved in attacks on Israel, adding that a Qassam rocket was fired at Israel on Sunday morning.

Meanwhile, about 30 Palestinians were arrested for questioning during IDF ground incursions in the northern and the southern Gaza Strip over the holiday weekend. The operations involved infantry from the Golani Brigade, armored support and combat engineers.

Palestinians fired more than 10 Qassam rockets at communities bordering the Gaza Strip over the weekend. There were no reports of injuries or damage.

On Friday, three Israelis were lightly injured in a shooting attack near Karnei Shomron in the West Bank.

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1.	Article not clear...	09:10	\|	Silvienne	16/09/07

2.	the injured Israelis	09:59	\|	KUTW	16/09/07

3.	One more terrorist down	10:02	\|	KUTW	16/09/07

4.	The Al-Aqsa Murderers Brigades	10:05	\|	KUTW	16/09/07

5.	Bravo the Golani	10:07	\|	KUTW	16/09/07

6.	#1 Silvienne - what`s not clear?	15:19	\|	*BEN JABO	16/09/07

7.	What age range those arrested?	15:36	\|	H50	16/09/07

8.	6. H50: What age range those arrested?	16:19	\|	KUTW	16/09/07

9.	H-50 Age range	16:23	\|	* BEN JABO	16/09/07

10.	Got a problem, H50?	20:25	\|	Yonatan	16/09/07

11.	#7..H50	20:39	\|	Nemesis	16/09/07

12.	H50 what age do Pal cowards start using their children.?	21:10	\|	PETER S .M.	16/09/07

13.	Israel is showing wisdom	21:34	\|	Natalie Durson	16/09/07

14.	H5 has a problem with any Israeli defense	22:52	\|	Israelit	16/09/07

15.	Silvienne #1	23:12	\|	Lynn	16/09/07

16.	why isnt abbas held 100% responsible for WB acts??	23:19	\|	vik	16/09/07

17.	The definition of immoral disgusting criminal behaviour	01:53	\|	Johnny	17/09/07

18.	no. 16	01:59	\|	steve	17/09/07

19.	#13, FALSE NATALIE ALERT!	02:34	\|	Natalie Durson	17/09/07

20.	#15, Lynn...	02:35	\|	Silvienne	17/09/07

21.	Out of 16 posts, 11 posters, only 2 are Pal supporters...	02:37	\|	Silvienne	17/09/07

22.	#6, Ben Jabo...okay	02:44	\|	Silvienne	17/09/07

23.	To VIK: Because It`s Politics	03:23	\|	Dave Levy	17/09/07

24.	To Natalie (Los Angeles). I Agree Fully, But	03:28	\|	Dave Levy	17/09/07

25.	Natalie Durson	05:38	\|	ClickFool	17/09/07

26.	More immoral killing of Palestinians by the IDF	07:14	\|	Dutch	17/09/07

27.	#25, FAKE CLICKFOOL!!	23:35	\|	Clickfool	17/09/07

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