Palestinian militant is killed

Israeli troops shot and killed a teenage Palestinian militant along the border with the Gaza Strip in the first deadly incident since the two sides agreed to a cease-fire.

A faction of the militant Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade said the 18-year-old was a member. It vowed revenge and claimed responsibility for two rockets fired at southern Israel after the shooting.

Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade, which had previously violated the June 19 truce by firing rockets, did not say what the man was doing at the border.

Israeli troops fired at the youth after he did not respond to warning shots and calls to stop, a military spokesman said. The soldiers thought he was armed but later found he was not, the spokesman said.