Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in counterterrorist operations. Israeli commandos ambushed an Al-Aksa Brigade cell in an orchard outside the West Bank city of Tulkarm before dawn Thursday, killing all three members. In the Gaza Strip village of Beit Lahiya, witnesses said troops killed a teenaged Palestinian during clashes with local gunmen.
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