Armed Palestinians and Israeli troops exchanged automatic arms fire Late Tuesday in the Palestinian sector of Toulkarem in the occupied West Bank, sources from both side said.
There were no reports of casualties from either side.
According to Palestinian witnesses, Israeli tanks then opened fire and explosions were heard.
A military spokesman in Jerusalem told AFP that the tanks had not fired shells towards Toulkarem -- TOULKAREM, West Bank (AFP)
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