One Palestinian was shot dead yesterday by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip as soldiers sealed off large parts of the West Bank town of Nablus in an operation to round up wanted fighters, sources said. Fadal Al Najar, 22, suffered fatal injuries when he was shot in the chest in the Khan Yunis area of southern Gaza, Palestinian medical and security sources added. Israeli helicopters launched a rocket attack on a car in Gaza City, wounding 11 people, witnesses and Palestinian medical sources said. Troops also carried out searches in Nablus after pouring into the West Bank town in a pre-dawn operation involving some 30 jeeps and four tanks, Palestinian security sources said. Residents were ordered out of their homes as troops conducted their searches and sealed off large parts of the Old City, or casbah, the sources added. **PHOTO CAPTION*** Palestinian medical workers and unidentified relatives wheel in a wounded man to the treatment room at Shifa hospital in Gaza city, Tuesday Dec. 30, 2003. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)