Israeli army kills six as commando dies

THE Israeli army shot dead six Palestinians yesterday and an Israeli special forces officer was killed in a fierce all-night gunfight during a raid on Palestinian militants.

Army commandos raided a residential building in the Ein Beit-Ilma refugee camp in the city of Nablus, killing two senior members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

The Israeli army said special forces Lieutenant Moran Vardi, 25, was killed and three commandos were wounded in exchanges of fire.