<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">A Palestinian fighter was killed in an explosion in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, with Israel not commenting on allegations from a Palestinian armed group that it was behind his assassination.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Tamer al-Kilani was killed overnight on Sunday in the Old City of Nablus in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.</div><div><br></div><div>The Lions’ Den, an armed group of young Palestinians that was formed last year out of frustration and disillusionment with the Palestinian leadership and its tight security ties with Israel, said Kilani was killed when an explosive device planted on a motorcycle exploded as he walked by.</div><div><br></div><div>The group described Kilani as one of its “fiercest fighters” and blamed Israel for his death.</div><div><br></div><div>“The treacherous occupation (Israel) put a sticky TNT device as the way to assassinate [Kilani]”, the group wrote on Telegram.</div><div><br></div><div>Palestinians gathered on Sunday around the charred remains of a motorbike that was allegedly laden with explosives.</div><div><br></div><div>Two videos provided by the Lions’ Den showed a person on a motorcycle parking and exiting the frame. The second video showed a man, believed to be Kilani, walking by a motorcycle and then what appears to be a blast.</div><div><br></div><div>“We promise and swear to reveal the details of the assassination of the martyr Tamer, and we promise the occupation and [Aviv] Kochavi a harsh, painful and painful response,” a statement by the armed group said, referring to Israel’s chief of army staff.</div><div><br></div><div>The group called on Palestinians to attend Kilani’s funeral, which will be held on Sunday afternoon in Nablus. A general strike has been called in the city.</div><div><br></div><div>The Israeli military declined to comment. It has been conducting nightly raids in the occupied West Bank since March in what it says is a bid to dismantle armed networks and thwart attacks.</div><div><br></div><div>An Israeli military official said Kilani was connected to a shooting last week that killed an Israeli soldier, as well as several other attacks in the northern West Bank. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to discuss the details with the media. Source: Al Jazeera&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>