Israeli troops kill 2 armed Palestinians in West Bank
Xinhua, February 14, 2016 Adjust font size:
Israeli military said it killed two armed Palestinians amidst clashes in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Sunday morning.
A military spokesperson said that reserve soldiers arrived in west of Jenin, where youths were hurling stones at passing cars of Israeli settlers.
A Palestinian opened fire at the force, causing no injuries, the spokesperson said. The soldiers then responded with fire, shooting and killing two Palestinians, said the spokesperson.
A spokesman with the Palestinian Red Crescent told the Palestinian Ma'an news agency that the agency was informed of wounded Palestinians, but soldiers prevented an ambulance from reaching the scene to provide them with medical treatment.
The incident was the latest in a five-month-long wave of violence in the West Bank and Israel, which have claimed the lives of at least 165 Palestinians and 26 Israelis.
On Saturday, Israeli soldiers shot and killed an 18-year-old Palestinian girl after she attempted to stab a soldier near a holy site in the flashpoint city of Hebron.
No Israelis were injured but the youth accidently stabbed and moderately wounded a Palestinian bystander after she was pushed by a soldier who tried to protect his soldier friend.
Israel has been accusing the Palestinian National Authority of "inciting" the violence while the Palestinians say it is the result of 49 years of Israeli control of their lands. Endit