Israelis kill four in West Bank

Israeli commandos have opened fire on an unmarked car in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, shooting dead four Palestinian militants. Those killed include Muhammad Shahada, 48, a senior leader of Islamic Jihad, and Ahmed al-Balbul, also 48, a leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Two others killed were identified as members of the Islamic Jihad group. Hours later, Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired at least four rockets at the Israeli town of Sderot.