By Xinhua
Ramallah : Israeli forces have shot dead three Palestinian militants near the West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian security sources said.
The sources said Israeli troops ambushed a car carrying three militants from the Islamic Jehad movement, killing all of them Friday.
Other militants exchanged fire with the Israeli soldiers, who prevented ambulance workers from getting to the scene immediately.
A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has condemned the killings.
"This is a dangerous Israeli escalation that will draw more deterioration in this region," spokesman Nabil Abu Rudaina said.
He said the Israeli operation came as the Palestinian leadership was persuading militant groups to maintain a state of calmness with Israel.