3 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces near Hebron city

By Anadolu staff

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - The Israeli army on Friday evening said it killed three Palestinians, alleging that they were attempting to penetrate an Israeli settlement in the southern occupied West Bank.

The Israeli Army Radio said one Palestinian opened fire at Israeli soldiers near Hebron city, causing injury to an Israeli who was taken to hospital with moderate wounds.

The radio reported that the Israeli forces chased the perpetrator, claimed to identify three Palestinian gunmen, and killed them.

The incident occurred near the Israeli settlement of Adora, constructed on lands belonging to the Palestinian village of Tarqumiyah.

The latest fatalities bring the death toll in the West Bank as of Oct. 7 to 346, with over 3,900 others injured, according to statements by the Health Ministry.

Tensions have been high across the West Bank since Israel launched a deadly military offensive against the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by the Hamas group on Oct. 7.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar