Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD/RAMALLAH: Israeli army martyred two Palestinians on Saturday during a raid in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.
The ministry said that the two young men were shot dead by Israeli armed forces during an assault on Jaba village in the north of the West Bank.
Two Palestinians martyred
No further information was provided on the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the two Palestinians.
The Israeli military said in a brief statement that it had launched “counterterrorism activity” near the village, during which “suspects shot live fire” at them from a passing vehicle.
It said that “the soldiers responded with live fire and hits were identified,” adding that no Israeli armed forces personnel were reported wounded.
The Palestinian health ministry identified the two young men as Ezzedine Bassem Hamamra, 24, and Amjad Adnan Khaliliya, 23.
The health ministry also said that 19-year-old Yazen Samer Jaabari, injured by Israeli forces earlier this month, died of his wounds.
