2 Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank

By Qais Abu Samra

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Two Palestinians were killed early Wednesday by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society.

The Red Crescent said three others were wounded in the Israeli incursions into the Al-Fara'a refugee camp and town of Tamun.

According to data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Wednesday’s fatalities pushed the death toll in the West Bank since the war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas began on Oct. 7 to 262.

Tensions have been running high across the West Bank amid an Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7.