West Bank: Two Palestinians killed by Israeli Army in hospital

Two Palestinians were killed after shooting his army in a hospital, as his principal did known. Israel’s army for his part admitted to shooting at “suspected gunmen” in the context of a “anti-terrorist” operation on the West Bank “Shootings were fired towards a group of young men” during last night, near the entrance of the government hospital emergency service in Jenin, said Wisham Bakr, director of this hospital, today, according to which “there was no confrontation.” “Free shooters began firing from above (…) and the two young men were killed at the entrance of the emergency,” he added. According to Wisham Bakr, four other people were injured. The Israeli army, with whom the French Agency (AFP) contacted, said soldiers “shot at identified armed suspects” in the area in the context of a “anti-terrorist” operation. He admitted that he “hurt” people but did not confirm their death. “The soldiers questioned a suspect who was wanted” and “discovered and neutralized explosive devices placed on the streets” in order to “attack Israeli forces”, the military added. Genin, a city located in the northern part of the occupied West Bank where one of the most populous and poor refugee camps of Palestinian territories is located, is a stronghold of armed organizations. The Gaza Strip war led to an increase in violence on the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Authority, at least 430 Palestinians were killed there by Israeli forces or settlers since the start of the conflict on October 7. Thousands of others were arrested.