By Qais Abu Samra
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Two more Palestinians were killed on Monday by Israeli army gunfire in the city of Qalqilya in northern West Bank.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said it was informed by the Palestinian General Authority for Civil Affairs “of the death of two young men killed by Israeli occupation bullets, and that their bodies were held during the aggression against Qalqilya.”
The ministry stated that the death toll in the West Bank since the beginning of the year has risen to 464, including 256 were killed since Oct. 7. Some 3,100 others have been injured.
According to eyewitnesses, Israeli army forces on Monday conducted incursions in Qalqilya and Jenin cities, leading to clashes with Palestinians.
Tensions have been running high across the West Bank since the Palestinian group Hamas' surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, followed by air and ground offensive in Gaza by Israel.
*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat