A PALESTINIAN militant from the radical Islamic Jihad movement was killed by Israeli forces near the West Bank town of Jenin today, Palestinian security sources said. Rashid al-Omari, 24, was killed after his home was surrounded by Israeli troops, the sources said. After he refused to surrender, the force stormed the house and killed him. An army spokeswoman confirmed its forces had come out to arrest the wanted Palestinian militant, who was shot dead "after refusing to surrender". His death brings to 5319 the number of people killed since the start of the Palestinian intifada in October 2000, the majority of them Palestinians, according to an AFP count.