Israeli troops killed two Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank. The two Al-Aksa Brigades members, both on Israel’s wanted list, were shot dead Thursday as they tried to circumvent an army checkpoint near Jenin. Elsewhere in the West Bank, troops arrested five Hamas terrorists. At the Judea Military Court, a Palestinian terrorist was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in two attacks that killed four Israelis and wounded three.
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