Ramallah [Palestine], August 7: Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank have shot dead three Palestinians who the army alleged were on their way to carry out an attack.
Soldiers opened fire on Sunday on a vehicle and killed three passengers, an army statement said.
The dead included Naif Abu Tsuik, 26, who the army said was a "leading military operative" from the Jenin refugee camp. According to the Quds News Network, the vehicle was hit with more than 100 bullets.
HazemQasem, a Hamas Gaza spokesman, said the deaths would not go unpunished. "The enemy, which assassinated three of our Palestinian people, will not escape paying the price of its crimes," he said in a statement. Reporting from occupied East Jerusalem, Al Jazeera's Mohammed Jamjoom said the Palestinian health ministry confirmed the deaths in the attack south of Jenin.
Source: Qatar Tribune
