Israeli troops killed two West Bank gunmen.
Special forces operating in Kabatiya village near the Palestinian Authority-run city of Jenin spotted three gunmen and opened fire, killing two of them. The third was wounded.
The Islamic Jihad terrorist group claimed the gunmen.
There were no Israeli casualties in the incident.
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