Israeli forces shoot Palestinian gunman dead: army

Israeli soldiers and police on an arrest mission in the town of Nabi Salah in the occupied West Bank shot dead a Palestinian who attempted to open fire at them early Sunday, the army said."The forces encountered the suspect, who attempted to open fire at them," a statement from the Israeli army read.Palestinian security forces and family identified the suspect as 34-year-old Amar Tirawi from Kafr Ein, a town near Nabi Salah in the central West Bank.