Israeli troops kill 6 in West Bank, Gaza

Israeli troops killed six Palestinians in two separate operations on Saturday, including a raid in the West Bank that was condemned by Palestinians as a dangerous escalation.The incursion in the West Bank town of Nablus saw dozens of Israeli jeeps surround three houses in the historic Old City before troops barged in and shot three members of president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement, witnesses said. Family members said the troops entered without warning and killed the men in cold blood, insisting that none had resisted arrest or fired any shots. A woman was wounded during the operation, according to Palestinian medics.Another three Palestinians were meanwhile killed in the Gaza Strip as they approached the security fence separating the Hamas-ruled territory from Israel.Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad condemned the Nablus operation, calling it a deliberate attempt to undermine the recent security gains.