 NABLUS, West Bank - A Palestinian terrorist militant from the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades was killed in the West Bank town of Nablus early Sunday when an explosive device he was trying to hurl at Israeli soldiers backfired, Palestinian medical sources told AFP.
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Iyyad Hashash, a 19-year-old terrorist militant with the radical group, sustained critical injuries in the blast and died in hospital shortly afterwards, they said.
The incident occurred during a heavy gunbattle between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants in the Balata refugee camp, sparked after scores of troops pushed into the area to arrest wanted militants. |