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Ananova: Israeli troops kill Islamic jihad leader

Israeli troops have killed a local Islamic Jihad leader in a firefight.

There may now be revenge attacks and more strain on an already shaky ceasefire.
The military said soldiers raided the hideout of local leader, Mohammed Sidr, saying troops came to arrest him for allegedly planning to attack Israelis with a car bomb.
The army say Sidr fired and the two sides traded shots for about six hours.
Witnesses said the soldiers then fired an anti-tank missile into the building, setting it on fire and bringing down the walls. Military bulldozers then demolished the ruins.
The army said it could not confirm Sidr's death, but witnesses said they saw a body retrieved from the rubble.
Sheikh Bassam Sadi, leader of Islamic Jihad in the West Bank, confirmed Sidr's death and promised revenge. "I assure our people that this crime in Hebron will not go unpunished," he said.