Nablus man killed in Israeli incursion

One Palestinian was killed yesterday in an ongoing Israeli military incursion into Nablus that started Sunday and which the Israeli army has described as “open-ended”.

It is the largest Israeli incursion into the West Bank in months, with some 80 jeeps, armoured vehicles and bulldozers taking part and with concrete blocks set out to block roads. Israeli officials say the raid has so far uncovered two “explosives labs” and several smaller weapons caches.

Tens of thousands of residents have been confined to their homes, among them 42-year-old Anan Al Teibi who was killed Monday by a bullet to the neck in his home in the Old City, medics said. The man's son was wounded and evacuated to a hospital.

Residents told the Associated Press that Teibi was hit by shots on the house fired from a passing Israeli army jeep. The army said soldiers had been firing at armed men on a roof.

Israeli soldiers were also filmed using a human shield to conduct house-to-house searches.