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Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians in West Bank refugee camp

Israeli forces eliminated 2 Palestinians in a dawn raid on Tuesday on a refugee camp near the city of Tulkarm in the Israelioccupied West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli officials said.

Khawla Abdo, a 53-year-old female, was killed as an outcome of shelling by Israeli forces, while Fathi Saeed Odeh Salem, an 18-year-old male, was shot in the abdomen and chest, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

The Israeli armed force said earlier it eliminated one Palestinian in a counter-terrorism operation in Tulkarm, while its forces jailed 18 other wanted individuals and confiscated lots of weapons.

Hundreds of Palestinians and dozens of Israelis have been killed in the West Bank since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas militants on southern Israel triggered the war in Gaza and a. wider conflict on a number of fronts.

The main Palestinian news firm WAFA stated Israeli. forces avoided ambulance crews from reaching Salem by opening. fire on him.

Bulldozers also destroyed facilities in Tulkarm camp,. including homes, stores, part of the walls of Al-Salam mosque,. which they barricaded off, and part of the camp's water network,. it stated.

(source: Reuters)