NABLUS, West Bank, March 1 (Reuters) - Israeli troops pulled out of the West Bank town of Nablus on Thursday, ending a five-day incursion in the militant stronghold, a military spokeswoman and Palestinian residents said.

One Palestinian civilian was killed during the raid.

Israeli troops shot him and wounded several people on Monday as they watched from their roofs while soldiers searched buildings for gunmen Israel has said were involved in planning anti-Israeli attacks.

Troops had called for the surrender of four militants from al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a part of President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group, and two from Islamic Jihad.

Israeli troops detained 11 Palestinians during the incursion, a military spokeswoman said. She declined to say whether they were suspected militants or if the six the army had been seeking were among the group.

Both militant groups have carried out dozens of attacks against Israelis. An Islamic Jihad suicide bomber killed three Israelis in the Jewish state in January.

Israel often raids Palestinian areas in the West Bank in search of gunmen it says were involved in attacks against its citizens. Israeli forces killed two Islamic Jihad militant leaders in the West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday.

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