Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinian gunmen in WBank

JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli commandos killed two Palestinian gunmen in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the army and a militant group said.

A special forces unit operating in Kabatiya village, near the city of Jenin, spotted three gunmen and opened fire, a military spokesman said.

"We know that two were killed and one wounded. We found three assault rifles on them," the spokesman said.

The Islamic Jihad militant group announced over mosque loudspeakers in Jenin that two of its local leaders were killed in the incident.

Israeli forces frequently raid West Bank towns in search of militants suspected of involvement in attacks against the Jewish state.

(Reporting by Mohammed Assadi; Writing by Dan Williams; Editing by Alison Williams)