International Desk : Israeli forces have killed two teenage Palestinian boys in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said.
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The Palestinian news agency Wafa said that the boy from the Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah, was taken to the Istishari Arab Hospital before dying of his wounds.
It added that Israeli forces had fired live ammunition, tear gas and stun grenades during confrontations with local residents.
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According to The Associated Press, the Israeli army said that a member of the paramilitary border police unit opened fire after masked suspects threw stones and rocks at Israeli forces.
It confirmed that a person was hit by gunfire but gave no further details. It said that soldiers opened fire in response to stone-throwing and explosives, hitting one suspect who allegedly had thrown a bomb.
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The Palestinian Red Crescent said a second shooting took place later on Friday in the occupied West Bank’s Nablus governorate, leaving one person dead and another seriously injured.
The Israeli military confirmed it had opened fire upon a vehicle.
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The killing of al-Bayed and Makhalfeh came as part of a year-long period of violence, marked by repeated Israeli raids on the occupied West Bank, which has shown no signs of abating.
More than 150 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the start of 2023 in the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem.
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