Two Palestinians, One Israeli Army Killed In Exchange Of Fire In Jenin

Two Palestinians and one Israeli soldier have been killed during an exchange of fire in the northern-occupied West Bank near the city of Jenin.

Aljazeera reports that the two Palestine men were from the village of Kufr Dan on the western outskirts of Jenin and had reportedly engaged in armed clashes with Israeli forces at the Jalama (Gilboa) military checkpoint north of the city.

The Israeli army said it had been carrying out “a suspect arrest procedure, during which the suspects shot at the fighters”.

It added; “[A major] was killed overnight during operational activity adjacent to the Gilboa Crossing during an exchange of fire.”

Israeli forces have been conducting raids and killings in the northern occupied West Bank, mainly in Jenin and Nablus, where Palestinian armed resistance is becoming more organised and new groups of fighters have been formed.

The Palestinian health ministry said the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the occupied territories since the start of the year now stands at 148, including 97 in the West Bank and 51 in the besieged Gaza Strip.

More than 30 of those killed were either from Jenin or were killed in the Jenin region.