Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinian gunmen in West Bank

Israeli troops on Saturday killed two Palestinian gunmen within the occupied West Bank in what witnesses described as a operating skirmish touched off by a military raid close to a flashpoint city.

Jenin,UPDATED: Jan 14, 2023 14:59 IST

People examine a broken automobile the place two Palestinian militants had been killed throughout an Israeli operation, close to Jenin, within the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 14, 2023. (Photo: Reuters)

By Reuters: Israeli troops killed two Palestinian gunmen within the occupied West Bank on Saturday in what witnesses described as a operating skirmish touched off by a military raid close to a flashpoint city.

Jenin and outlying areas have seen intensified navy sweeps following a spate of road assaults in Israeli cities final 12 months. The violence has additional clouded prospects of a resumption in U.S.-sponsored peace talks that stalled in 2014.

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Witnesses mentioned Israeli troops clashed with gunmen earlier than daybreak, wounding one. Two different gunmen drove away with him, and after unloading him with native residents, continued within the automobile, pursued by the troops till they had been shot, mentioned the witnesses.

An military spokesperson mentioned troops opened fireplace on the automobile after being shot at, and that there have been no Israeli casualties. There had been bloodstains contained in the automobile, which crashed right into a wall throughout the incident.

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The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad claimed the 2 lifeless males as its members. One of them was additionally claimed by Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, an armed offshoot of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah faction.

Posted By:

Manisha Pandey

Published On:

Jan 14, 2023