Israeli security forces kill Palestinian who opened fire at military checkpoint

Palestinian mourners carry the body of Tariq Idris, 39, during his funeral, in Askar refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus (Majdi Mohammed/AP)

A Palestinian assailant opened fire at an Israeli military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank before being shot dead, Israeli police have said.

The Palestinian gunman approached Israeli troops stationed at the Qalandiya checkpoint outside Jerusalem early on Saturday morning, pulled out an M16 rifle and opened fire.