Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot and killed two young Palestinian men in the northern part of the West Bank early on Wednesday morning as tensions have been rising across the occupied territories in recent weeks with Israeli troops ratcheting up arrest raids and other repressive measures.
The Israeli media sources reported that the two Palestinians were surrounded near a Jalama checkpoint north of the West Bank city of Jenin.
The IOF soldiers opened fire at them before they returned fire in their turn the sources added saying that the Israeli soldiers “succeeded in neutralizing the suspects”.
Jenin mosques mourned the two martyrs as Ahmed Ayman Abed 23 and Abdel Rahman Hani Abed 24.
Meanwhile the state-owned Israeli television channel Kan reported that an Israeli army officer was killed in the exchange of fire. No other details were immediately available.
Following the incident Israeli troops closed Jalama checkpoint to next Friday restricting the locals’ movement.
