An Israeli soldier was killed in a clash with Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank. The soldier was shot Thursday as Israeli forces flushed out five fugitives from their hideout in Jenin. The Palestinians, most of them Al-Aksa Brigade members, surrendered after the gunfight.
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