Islamic Jihad leader killed in clash with IDF
Associated Press, THE JERUSALEM POST Aug. 3, 2007
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IDF soldiers shot and killed an Islamic Jihad leader in the West Bank city
of Nablus early Friday, the insurgent group and the army said.

Palestinians said IDF soldiers entered the Old City of Nablus in a civilian
vehicle and shot dead Read Abu Ads, 34, the Islamic Jihad commander in
Nablus.
The army said soldiers surrounded a house and demanded that the insurgent
surrender. Instead, he tried to escape, and soldiers shot him.

Palestinians said the IDF sent about 20 jeeps and a bulldozer into the city
after the incident. The military said the operation was still in progress.