Nablus, West Bank, Oct 9 (SPA) -- Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian gunman in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, a Palestinian group and the army said. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, part of President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction, announced the death over loudspeakers in the city of Nablus, saying one of its members was killed in a gun battle with Israeli troops. An army spokeswoman said soldiers patrolling a district north of Nablus opened fire on a group of gunmen, killing one. There were no Israeli casualties, Reuters reported. --SPA 1312 Local Time 1012 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/295122