By Xinhua
Ramallah : The Israeli Army Wednesday killed a senior Islamist Jihad commander near the West Bank city of Jenin and arrested four of his colleagues, security sources and witnesses said.
According to residents, more than 60 Israeli military vehicles, backed by bulldozers, stormed Qabatia town, to the south of Jenin, and surrounded a house where Walid al-Abidi, 40, and his colleagues were holed up.
Clashes started between the militants and the Israeli soldiers. The witnesses said that al-Abidi refused to surrender, opened the door of the house and came out to attack the soldiers who hit him directly.
Two of al-Abidi’s colleagues were injured and arrested alongside two unharmed gunmen.
Al-Abidi is the leader of the al-Quds Brigades, the movement’s armed wing, in the West Bank.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Army detained 25 Palestinians from various West Bank cities, mainly Nablus, saying they were also wanted for participating in attacks against Israel.
In the Gaza Strip, 19 Palestinians were killed Tuesday during an Israeli military operation in eastern and northern Gaza City.