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Israeli military statement said troops came under heavy fire
during the operation, in which an armed operative of the
militant Hamas group and two other people were arrested. It said
troops returned fire and "hits were identified".
The Jenin Brigade, an umbrella group of different armed
factions, said one of its members had been killed.
Atta Abu Rumeileh, a leader for the Fatah group in Jenin, told
Reuters that the other man killed was a health official and
Fatah member who participated in the fighting.
More than 100 Palestinians have been killed in clashes since the
beginning of the year, most since March when the Israeli army
launched a crackdown in the West Bank following a series of
attacks by Palestinian militants in Israel.
Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the Palestinian president's spokesperson,
said Israel had "crossed all red lines" and the Palestinian
Authority would not allow the situation to continue.
The cities of Jenin and Nablus, both home to sprawling refugee
camps, have been at the centre of violence. But there have been
incidents in other parts of the West Bank and East Jerusalem,
with two Israeli soldiers killed this week.
Roads into Nablus were closed during the week with heavy
security checks and on Friday the military said troops carried
out an operation in the city and arrested two people suspected
of firing on them.
Both the Israeli military and Palestinian officials say groups
of young armed men in Nablus and Jenin, often only loosely
associated with established political movements, have been at
the forefront of clashes.
There have also been repeated clashes between Israeli settlers
in the West Bank and Palestinians.
Israel captured the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza - areas
that Palestinians want for an independent state - in a 1967
Middle East war.
(Reporting by Ali Sawafta, Writing by James Mackenzie; Editing
by Raissa Kasolowsky and Andrew Cawthorne)
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