Report: Two Palestinian gunmen killed in exchange of fire with IDF in West Bank
The Jericho Hospital director says 'two young men were rushed to the hospital with bullets in their chests'
After an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) arrest raid, two Palestinians were killed near the West Bank city of Jericho early on Tuesday, Palestinian sources reported.
The IDF responded that a joint arrest raid with the Shin Bet internal security agency and the Border Police was carried out in the West Bank, adding that eight wanted persons were arrested and hits were detected during clashes.
In Burqa and the city of Hebron, three wanted persons were arrested, and three men detained in the village of Silwad, where weapons were also confiscated. The Israeli security forces were met with suspects throwing stones at the various locations.
In the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp and in the village of Ein HaSultan, two more wanted persons were arrested, but the Israeli security forces were met with gunfire and Molotov cocktails. The IDF indicated that hits against gunmen were detected in these locations.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) admitted that two militants of its military wing were killed by IDF fire, during clashes in the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp near Jericho.
"Two young men were rushed to the hospital with bullets in their chests," the Jericho Hospital director told Reuters.
According to Israeli media, 16-year-old Kusai Amr Alwalji and 25-year-old Mohammad Rabhi Najum were killed. Palestinians reported at least four others were wounded in the clashes.
The raid lasted for less than an hour, residents of the refugee camp told Reuters.