The Israeli killed Wednesday near the West Bank settlement of Homesh was shot at close range by an assailant when he went to the home of a Palestinian with whom he had business contacts. Ilya Krevitz, 62, was killed by a single bullet to the head outside the home of a Palestinian printer. Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat’s Fatah Party claimed responsibility for the killing.
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