Israeli forces have shot dead a local Hamas military commander in the northern West Bank.
Iyad Shilbaya, a commander of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, was killed during a raid to arrest him, the Israeli military said.
Hamas's military wing said it was responsible for the killing at the end of August of four Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
| Death sentence imposed for the murders. |
Israel has been searching for militants suspected of this attack.
Recent weeks have seen an increase in rocket fire from Gaza into Israel and a series of Israeli air raids on the territory. |