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Two Palestinian fighters were killed Sunday night when Israeli troops opened fire on a house in the Tulkarem refugee camp. Luai Al-Sa'di, a leader of Al-Quds Brigades the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement in the West Bank was killed during the ensuing gun battle Islamic Jihad has vowed to avenge the killing of Al Sa'di.

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Two Palestinian fighters were killed Sunday night when Israeli troops opened fire on a house in the Tulkarem refugee camp. Luai Al-Sa'di, a leader of Al-Quds Brigades the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement in the West Bank was killed during the ensuing gun battle Islamic Jihad has vowed to avenge the killing of Al Sa'di.

Another Islamic Jihad operative was killed in the attack and dozens of civilians were arrested.

During last week's visit to the United States, President Mahmoud Abbas vowed to disarm the resistance groups operating within Palestinian

Nasser Jouma'a from the Aqsa Martyr brigades, a group that Abbas has promised to disarmA said assassinations do not help truce efforts

"Israel did not commit to any agreements, and this is driving the country into more security deterioration and more violence and bloodshed. This does not prepare the ground for truce that would advance the diplomatic efforts"

The ongoing Israeli practice of targeted assassinations could pose a serious threat to the efforts of the Palestinian Authority to disarm the resistance and absorb them in its security and other departments.

For FSRN from IMEMC.Org in Palestine I'm Manar Jibrin