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| By: Israel Insider staff |
| Published: August 19, 2007 |
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IDF troops on Saturday shot dead a Palestinian man, 17-year-old Mahmoud Abid, who was reportedly trying to plant a bomb next to the Gaza border fence, according to Haaretz. Two other men were detained for questioning.
Soldiers found the men south of the Karni border crossing in the central Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, Israeli troops carried out a raid near Jenin against terrorist infrastructure, killing two Palestinians and wounding six others.
"Several gunmen were identified during an activity against terror infrastructure. The troops fired at them and confirmed hitting them," and IDF spokesman said.
In related news, troops arrested two Palestinian youths near Nablus at the Hawara checkpoint. The IDF caught the young men with three explosive devices, which IDF sappers destroyed.
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