Israeli troops kill Hamas man

Israeli commandos killed a Palestinian militant in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, a military spokesman said said.

He said troops shot the Hamas member dead during an arrest raid near the Palestinian-ruled city of Jenin. He was killed while trying to flee, the spokesman said.

Palestinian officials said the Israeli raid took place in Kufur Dan, a village outside Jenin, and that the Hamas member was shot while in a car.

Another Palestinian, who was driving, was taken into Israeli custody, they said, adding that the commandos were disguised as Arabs.

The killing could further disrupt a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led militant groups in the Gaza Strip.

The truce, which began on June 19, applies to Gaza only but some militants there have retaliated for previous Israeli attacks in the West Bank.