Israeli troops kill Palestinian in WB

Israeli soldiers have launched an attack on a number of homes in the city of al-Khalil (Hebron) in the occupied West Bank, killing an old Palestinian man, a report says.

The Israeli troops shot dead the Palestinian during a Friday attack on several homes in al-Khalil, AFP reported.

Palestinian security officials and witnesses say the soldiers killed 67-year-old Palestinian man, identified as Omar Kawasme.

The Israeli military has refrained to comment on the killing of the elderly Palestinian and claimed the soldiers were searching for militants.

The latest killing comes just a day after Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in Gaza.

Israel regularly attacks Palestinians in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Last week, Israeli forces killed another Palestinian and wounded five others in tank shelling and gunfire attack on Khan Yunis.

The Israeli military has repeatedly waged attacks on Gaza since its massive 22-day war on the territory at the turn of 2009, in which more than 1,400 people, mostly civilian, were killed.

There has been a surge of violence by the Israeli military forces along its Gaza border in the past month.