Biddu, Palestinian Territories, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):An Israeli operation to dismantle a Hamas Islamist cell in the West Bank sparked fierce gun battles at multiple locations Sunday, killing four Palestinians and seriously wounding two Israeli soldiers, official sources said.
The Palestinian health ministry confirmed a total of four deaths from Israeli gunfire, including one in Burqin near Jenin and three more in the Biddu area comprising several villages between Ramallah and Jerusalem.
An AFP photographer saw heavy blood stains in the village of Beit Annan, in the Biddu area.
Israeli army spokesman Amnon Shefler gave the same death toll to AFP.
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