"Israeli" troops kill Fatah fighter

Source: Aljazeera, 29-6-2007
"Israeli" troops have killed a Palestinian from the Fatah movement on the second day of a large-scale military raid targeting armed loyalists of Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president.
An "Israeli" military spokeswoman said soldiers had shot the Palestinian on Friday as he fled from the troops in a refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus.
Officials of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades of Fatah said the man, who was 28, had belonged to their group.
They said "Israeli" soldiers shot the man as he fled arrest. Medics also confirmed he had been killed.
In response to Friday`s killing, Allah Sanakeh, a spokesman for the group, said al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades would not honour a decree by Abbas that armed groups hand over their weapons.
Sanakeh said the Brigades needed to continue to respond to "Israeli" raids.
Disarmament
Abbas had said he would no longer permit Palestinians to bear illegal weapons, though it was not clear how he intended to implement the decision.
The "Israeli" raid signalled Tel Aviv would continue to pursue Fatah fighters despite its pledges to bolster Abbas as he tries to stabilise his hold in the West Bank after Hamas movement seized control of the Gaza Strip two weeks ago.
Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian prime minister, has accused "Israel" of trying to undermine Abbas` Western-backed emergency cabinet by conducting the raid despite the Palestinian leader`s vow to take his own steps to disarm gunmen.
Fighting "Israel" launched the raid in the Nablus area on Thursday, sending in 50 armoured vehicles.
The "Israeli" army imposed a curfew on the city centre and searched houses for Palestinians suspected of involvement in violence against "Israel".
In fighting on Thursday, "Israel" fired rubber coated steel bullets that injured seven Palestinians, and five "Israeli" soldiers were also wounded in the violence, "Israeli" and Palestinian security sources said.
"Israel" has also renewed raids against Hamas strongholds in Gaza.
Twelve Palestinians were killed in the raids, including a 12-year-old boy, in the coastal area on Wednesday.