Israeli forces kill two Palestinian youths near Jenin

Two Palestinian youths have been fatally shot by Israeli occupation forces during a military raid, early on Wednesday morning, into the town of Qabatiya, south of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that two Palestinian youths, identified as Ahmad Jamal Assaf, a 19-year-old resident of Qabatiya, and Rani Walid Qutnat, a 24-year-old resident of Jenin refugee camp, were shot and killed by Israeli gunfire in a brutal raid into Qabatiya town on Wednesday morning.

Local sources said large numbers of Israeli occupation soldiers raided the town and broke into several houses in the western neighborhood, searched them and ransacked them.

During the raid, the Israeli soldiers opened fire at a car where the two youths were inside, killing them and injuring another 17-year-old Palestinian.