Two Palestinians killed in West Bank as Israel intercepts flying object from Gaza
Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank on Monday as Israeli warplanes intercepted an object flying over the Gaza Strip.
Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank on Monday as tensions remain high in the Palestinian territories.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) said that Mohammad Junaidi Abu Bakr and Mohammad Nasser Said al-Hallaq were killed by Israeli military gunfire during a raid in the city of Nablus. The Israeli forces conducted raids throughout the city and arrested two others, the PA’s official WAFA news agency reported.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed they conducted an operation in Nablus, saying they exchanged gunfire with armed assailants. The operation was in response to the March 25 shooting of two IDF soldiers in the West Bank town of Hawara. The IDF made arrests in Nablus, announced in a series of tweets.
Meanwhile, IDF spokesperson Avichay Adraee said that Israeli warplanes intercepted an “unknown air piece” over the Gaza Strip. The object did not enter Israeli airspace, he tweeted.
