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Palestinians hurl stones at an Israeli army vehicle during clashes in the West Bank town of Jenin Wednesday Nov. 23, 2005. (AP)
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An Israeli soldier aims his weapon during clashes in the West Bank town of Jenin, Wednesday Nov. 23, 2005.
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| By Israel Insider staff and partners November 23, 2005 |
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Israeli army bulldozers on Wednesday began knocking down walls of a four-story West Bank (Judea and Samaria) building, the suspected hideout of a top Palestinian fugitive, residents and Israeli security officials said.
Dozens of troops surrounded the building in the town of Jenin in the hunt for Iyad Abu Rob of the Islamic Jihad group.
Earlier Wednesday, more than 70 army jeeps and 25 armored personnel carriers entered Jenin. Troops announced a curfew over loudspeakers as part of an arrest raid, residents said.
Several armored personnel carriers surrounded the building where Abu Rob was believed to be hiding, and snipers took up positions on nearby roofs.
Troops shot dead a local man who hurled rocks at an army patrol, witnesses and hospital officials said.
The Israeli army said it was conducting an arrest operation in Jenin, but would not give further details.
Exchanges of fire broke out at several points in the city and 11 Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers were injured, Palestinian and Israeli officials said. One of the Palestinians was moderately hurt, and the other 10 were slightly wounded, Palestinian doctors said. The Israeli army said the soldiers were also lightly wounded.
In a separate operation, dozens of troops surrounded a house in the village of Kfar Kalil near Nablus where two wanted men were hiding, as an army bulldozer began to demolish the building, witnesses said. The suspects inside and soldiers exchanged fire but no injuries were immediately reported. Another wanted man was arrested in the village.
The army said troops entered Kfar Kalil to search for wanted men. Several Palestinian suspects have been killed recently in army operations in Judea and Samaria to track them down.
The AP contributed to this report.
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