This morning, Israeli soldiers neutralized a Palestinian militant involved in an attack on a car in which three Israeli policemen were killed near the city of Hebron on the West Bank.

Axar.az reports that the information was released by the army's press service.

According to the report, Israeli soldiers conducted a raid in Hebron, surrounded the house where the suspect was located, and then killed him during a shootout. An 'M-16' rifle was found on him during the search.

'The deceased was 31-year-old Mohammad al-Asud from the Palestinian village of Idna, near Hebron. He was associated with the Fatah movement and had previously worked in the Palestinian Presidential Guard and Palestinian security services,' the statement said.