Israeli troops killed an Islamic Jihad fugitive and captured another top member of the terrorist group. Palestinian witnesses said undercover commandos shot dead Mazen al-Badawi, 25, in Tulkarm on Wednesday, hours after the army nabbed Sheik Bassem Sa’adi as he hid under a car in the nearby West Bank city of Jenin.
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