Israel Shoots Dead 2 Palestinian Militants In West Bank

JAKARTA - Israeli forces (IDF) shot dead two Palestinian gunmen in a shootout during an arrest raid in the West Bank.

The two men were members of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group (JI) that opened fire on Israeli troops in an attempt to arrest the city of Qalqilia, police statement said.

"Foods were found in the two terrorists. One of the terrorists who was successfully paralyzed planned to carry out an attack in the area," the statement said.

JI did not immediately claim the two men as members.

Videos circulating on social media, which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed Israeli troops surrounded the car and pulled the man's body.

The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Israeli forces prevented local medics from reaching the car and then retrieved the bodies.

Palestinian health officials confirmed the deaths of the two men.