Two Palestinians Killed By Israeli Troops In West Bank Jenin, Claims Self-Defense When Attacked

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JAKARTA - Two Palestinians, including a 17-year-old boy, were killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank.

Palestinian media said Israeli forces opened fire on the house of a 37-year-old man south of Jenin. The Health Ministry said the 17-year-old was killed in an Israeli attack on Askar's camp in Nablus.

The Israeli military said its forces killed an armed militant in the West Bank, confiscated weapons and dismantled an explosives laboratory.

Its troops opened fire on militants throwing explosives at them in the Nablus region.

"An attack was identified," the military said.

Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, has been the center of Palestinian militant groups for decades, and armed factions have repeatedly rejected Israel's military efforts to expel them.

Palestinian security forces moved to Jenin last month to pressure armed groups "criminals" who have built a power base in the city and nearby refugee camps.

Meanwhile hundreds of Palestinians and dozens of Israelis have been killed in the West Bank since the Hamas militant attack on October 7, 2023 in southern Israel that sparked war in Gaza and a wider conflict.