Israel killed a member of Islamic Jihad it believes was involved in a 1997 terrorist attack in Jerusalem. Israeli army sources said Anwar Mahmoud Hamran was killed after he and other Palestinians opened fire on an army position. Palestinians said the killing was unprovoked.
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