Jerusalem: The Palestinian health ministry reported that two Palestinians were killed during an Israeli raid on the occupied West Bank on Saturday.
The health ministry announced in a statement that "two martyrs, shot by the occupation (Israeli forces)" had arrived at Thabet Thabet government hospital in the city of Tulkarm.
According to the ministry, both men, who were 22 years old, passed away from gunshot wounds to their chest, neck, and abdomen.
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The two men were "participants in the shooting attack in Avnei Heftz on May 2, 2023, during which an Israeli civilian was injured," the Israeli army claimed.
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The two gunmen tried to flee the scene but were shot and killed, according to an Israeli military statement.
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The incident followed a series of cross-border attacks between Israel and Gaza earlier in the week, as well as more than a year of unrest that included numerous Israeli raids in the West Bank and numerous Palestinian attacks on Israelis