NABLUS, West Bank, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed two Palestinian militants in the West Bank on Thursday during a raid, local residents and medical officials said. They said the two were shot dead during a clash in the old town of Nablus. An Israeli military source said: "a force identified two gunmen and fired at them during an operation in Nablus." Local residents said the two belonged to the military wing of the militant group Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. The Israeli army has mounted several raids in the occupied West Bank since a Palestinian suicide bomber killed three people in the Israeli resort city of Eilat on Monday. The suicide bombing, claimed by Islamic Jihad and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, was the first in Israel in nine months. Israeli forces seized a wanted Islamic Jihad militant in Nablus on Wednesday, the army said. The militant's wife was seriously wounded during the raid. A shaky truce between Israel and the Palestinians has been in place in the Gaza Strip since November but does not apply to the West Bank. Israeli forces frequently raid Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank looking for militants.
