The militant was
killed in an overnight raid in the territory, during which
residents of the Palestinian village of Surif, near the city of
Hebron, reported lengthy exchanges of fire between Israeli
forces and gunmen.
In a statement, the military said that security forces killed
the man responsible for the July 1 attack that killed Rabbi
Michael Mark. Mark was shot from a moving vehicle as he drove in
his car.
Israeli forces also arrested three other militants.
Islamist group Hamas identified the man killed in the raid as
Mohammad al-Fakih and it said he was a member of its armed wing,
the al-Qassam Brigades. The house in which Fakih was hiding out
was damaged during the fighting and then demolished by an
Israeli bulldozer.
Since October, Palestinian street attacks have killed at least
33 Israelis and two visiting Americans. At least 205
Palestinians have been killed, 139 of whom Israel said were
assailants. Others died during clashes and protests.
(Writing by Jeffrey Heller, Additional reporting by Ali Sawafta
in Ramallah; editing by John Stonestreet)
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