Israeli occupation troops, operating in Nablus' Old early Saturday, killed an elderly man who watched the fighting from a window, Palestinian witnesses said.
The Israeli army said a patrol searching for Palestinian fighters was fired on and fired back with rifles.
Witnesses saw 15 army jeeps enter the Old City in search of activist. In heavy gun-battles, the troops exchanged fire with the Palestinian fighters, witnesses said.
A resident of the city, Fathi Bolbol, 80, died from bullet wounds, said doctors at Rafidya Hospital. His son Bashar, 35, said, according to the AP, the elderly man was found dead on the floor next to his bed and that apparently he had gone to the window to see what was happening when he was struck by Israeli gunfire.
His room was riddled with bullets, his son said. (Albawaba.com)
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