Security forces kill Palestinian fighter

People attend the funeral of Palestinian fighter Ahmed al-Sadi, who was killed by Israeli forces during a raid, in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, yesterday.

Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian fighter yesterday in clashes that broke out in the occupied West Bank during a raid in the hometown of a fighter who had carried out a deadly shooting attack in Tel Aviv, Israeli and Palestinian sources said, Reuters reported from Jenin.Israeli-Palestinian tensions have soared in the run-up to the holy month of Ramadan, with both sides warning against escalation. Deadly incidents have since surged. The Palestinian Health Ministry said 13 people were wounded in yesterday’s exchange of fire in the city of Jenin. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed the man killed as a member of the group.The Israeli military said its soldiers were conducting a counter-terrorism operation in the area and had opened fire at Palestinian fighters who shot at them.Residents said the troops had surrounded the home of a man who on Thursday night opened fire in a Tel Aviv bar and killed three Israelis.He was shot dead a few hours later in a firefight with Israeli security forces. It was unclear whether the soldiers made any arrests at his home yesterday. Thursday’s shooting brought the number of people killed in a string of Arab and Palestinian attacks in Israel over the past month to 14, the sharpest rise in such violence since 2016.