Israeli troops entered a Palestinian-ruled village in the West Bank in a pre-dawn raid this morning and killed one member of the Islamic group Hamas, Palestinian officials said.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers entered Tell village west of Nablus shortly after 3.00 a.m. local time after the army told Palestinian officials there it planned to search and arrest militants, village council head Mr Adnan al-Seifi said.
"Soldiers surrounded the home of Hamas member Mohammed Hassan Reihan where we heard an explosion followed by extensive shooting by the army," Mr Seifi said.
He said he saw soldiers place Mr Reihan's body in the street and cover it up.
Israel said its forces are carrying out an operation in Tell village to arrest people involved in terrorism but could not confirm the death.
It said Tell village housed a wide infrastructure of terror.
