Thousands mourn Palestinian militant killed by Israeli army

STORY: Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli security forces killed Ibrahim al-Nabulsi in armed clashes, during which another gunman was also killed, witnesses and the Israeli military said.

They added Israeli forces surrounded the house of al-Nabulsi, calling him to exit.

Al-Nabulsi, barricaded inside with other militants, refused to surrender and a gun battle followed with Israeli forces also using shoulder-fired missiles in the fighting.

Palestinian health officials confirmed al-Nabulsi and another militant were killed and said 40 more people were injured, many in confrontations that erupted following the shoot-out. There were no reports of Israeli casualties.

The deadly clash, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, came less than two days after Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group ended three days of fighting in Gaza - the worst flare-up since May 2021, with their truce largely holding.