A special Israeli unit operating in the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Saturday shot dead a Fatah activist, who Israel blames for killing five Israelis at Kibbutz Metzer in November 2002. In addition, the Israeli fire killed a 9-year-old boy.
The Israeli unit opened fire on Sirhan Sirhan, 20, as he was riding in a car with two other Palestinians. Security sources said the two armed men accompanying him shot at the soldiers, and managed to escape.
According to Haaretz daily, Sirhan was hiding with Fatah fighters in the West Bank city. Recently he has been
planning attacks for the Islamic Jihad, the report added. (Albawaba.com)
