Israeli special forces have killed two wanted Palestinians in a raid in the West Bank, the military said on Thursday.
The soldiers were planning to arrest several suspects near the city of Tulkarem on Wednesday evening. Two men, one of them armed, escaped, prompting the Israeli forces to open fire, according to Israel. A third Palestinian was injured in the process.
According to the army, the Palestinians were wanted for “terrorist activities.”
The Palestinian news agency WAFA cited the Red Crescent as saying that a toddler had also been injured in the head by shrapnel from a bullet.
According to the report, the boy is the son of one of those killed.
The already tense situation in the West Bank has intensified significantly since the Hamas killings in Israel on October 7, 2023, and the subsequent Gaza war.
Since then, more than 740 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military operations, armed confrontations and extremist attacks, according to the Health Ministry in Ramallah.
Israeli soldiers inspect the area near Shavei Shomron checkpoint after a Palestinian was killed near Deir Sharaf, west of the West Bank city of Nablus. Mohammed Nasser/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
